Financial Management Technical Assistance Consultant

• The WeWork — Green and Decent for Youth project, implemented by SHONA Group through The Good Green Business Accelerator in partnership with Enabel, is a 23-month initiative designed to address key constraints hindering the growth of Green and Circular Economy (GCE) enterprises in Uganda.
• The project seeks to contribute to a thriving, inclusive, and sustainable green and circular economy ecosystem, driven by competitive, investment-ready businesses that create decent, reduce environmental harm, and promote resource efficiency.
• The project began with a recruitment campaign, where 100 businesses will be selected to participate in a 3-month online pre-accelerator.
• This phase includes self-paced learning, business diagnostics, and a baseline assessment of the businesses’ green practices.
• Based on this, 50 enterprises will be selected for an intensive acceleration phase.
• This includes tailored capacity building delivered through in-person bootcamps, technical assistance grants, peer learning circles, and exposure visits to industry leaders.

This includes tailored capacity building delivered through in-person bootcamps, technical assistance grants, peer learning circles, and exposure visits to industry leaders.

• On this note, SHONA is seeking experienced consultants/organisations to offer targeted financial management Technical Assistance (TA) to support businesses in building the financial systems, skills, and practices needed to operate sustainably, access finance, and demonstrate credibility to investors and financial institutions.
• Overall Objective of the Assignment The overall objective of this assignment is to strengthen the financial management capacity of businesses participating in the Good Green Business Accelerator, enabling them to operate with greater transparency, financial discipline, and investment readiness.
• The expertise to be offered to the business will fall under the key thematic areas listed below, and specific to the needs of the businesses at a given time.
• Bookkeeping and Accounting Systems Conduct an assessment of each business's current financial record-keeping practices.
• Design and implement simple, fit-for-purpose bookkeeping systems — manual or digital — appropriate to the business's scale and capacity.
• Train business owners and/or designated staff on day-to-day recording of income, expenditure, assets, and liabilities.
• Introduce chart of accounts and basic accounting structures aligned with Ugandan accounting norms.
• Where applicable, support businesses in adopting or optimising digital accounting tools.

• Full-time role based in Uganda.
• No application, interview, registration, or processing fee should be paid.