Audit Manager - Uganda

Who We Are

We are over 400,000 people spread out in 728 offices in 150 countries, organized into 28 Regions and three geographical areas with a powerful network of more than 1 million alumni. At EY, we are committed to doing our part in shaping the future with confidence. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

As a global leader in assurance, tax, consulting, transactions and strategy, we’re using the finance products, expertise, and systems we’ve developed to shape the world with confidence. This starts with a culture that believes in giving our people the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The opportunity:

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for an excellent career and leadership opportunity in our Assurance Department. Join our talented and dedicated professional staff to deliver audit solutions to many types of entities.

We are looking for talented professionals with energy, enthusiasm and commitment, who are looking to grow their careers in a fulfilling and rewarding professional environment as Audit Managers. The selected candidates will have a great opportunity to work with a pool of highly qualified and experienced professionals. The right candidates will be team players and committed people managers, with a passion for implementing new approaches and seeing them through from idea generation, testing, to actualisation. 

The Assurance Department specialises in delivering high quality and efficient audit and advisory services to a portfolio of clients, understanding the enterprise-wide view of business risk and how this risk can be effectively managed. We use state-of-the-art diagnostic tools to evaluate business processes and controls, and advanced technology in knowledge sharing. 

Everything you’ll do will come back to providing exceptional services to our clients. Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. 

As you continue to build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will shape the future.

Client responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage the audit process with appropriate consideration of audit risk issues and accounting technical matters
• .Demonstrate the ability to lead and manage audit fieldwork including liaising with other departments to ensure the smooth delivery of the audit process.
• Review work prepared by junior personnel and report to Senior Managers and/or Partner.
• Demonstrate an application and solution-based approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrate expertise in IFRS and related financial reporting aspects.
• Demonstrate expertise in International Standards on Auditing (ISAs).
• Identify areas requiring improvement in client’s business processes and possible recommendations.

People responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the ability to influence, change and shape actions and behavior, internally and/or externally.
• Organizing teams in such a way that processes, roles and responsibilities are clear and work is efficiently and effectively executed.
• Coach and develop people and support the Firm’s people development programmes.
• Contribute to effective teamwork

Skills and attributes for success:

• Effective leadership
• Proven project management skills
• Exceptional client service
• Excellent communication
• Analytical skills
• Business development and acumen
• Operational excellence
• Right quality and risk management tone
• Negotiation skills
• Collaborative approach to management
• Proficiency in English
• Willingness to travel at short notice

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A university degree of at least 2nd upper class
• CPA/ACA/CA/ACCA or other equivalent qualifications
• At least 4 years of audit experience, with 1 to 2 years at manager level
• Experience in IFRS and ISA

What we are looking for:

We’re interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

Applicants from East Africa Community member states are encouraged to apply.

 What is in it for you:

• Acceleration of your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programmes.
• Broadening of horizons by working in highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborating with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
• The opportunity to bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
• Development of personal purpose which will help create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients, and society, shaping the world with confidence, together.
• Opportunity to learn businesses in multiple sectors and geographies.

What you are required to do:

You are required to upload the following to our online recruitment system:

• Updated CV
• University degree
• Relevant professional qualification
• O-level certificate or its equivalent
• A-level certificate or its equivalent

The deadline for applying is 03 May 2026.

What you can expect:

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Please check your email regularly for updates.
• Only applications submitted via our online recruitment system will be considered.

The exceptional EY experience. It is yours to build.

EY exists to shape the world with confidence, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.  

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. 

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.