Annette Kijjagulwe

• Drive year-on-year business growth across all business units.
• Lead the Corporate Services Department at Group level through planning, directing and coordinating all organization's financial, sales and delivery functions for 7 country operations
• Lead a team of 8 department heads and 83 Group staff
• In coordination with other members of the Management Team we plan and execute on organizations' business strategy and provide leadership and support to all employees.
• Establish and administer annual budget with controls to ensure business growth, continuity and delivery of NFT Group strategy.
• Develop and regularly review effective business plans to align strategic decisions with long-term objectives.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
• Set, enforce and optimize internal policies against the ISO 9001:2015 standard, QHSE and country labour laws.
• Apply key performance data to evaluate and continually improve operations.
• Develop systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency
• Lead on key projects including but not limited to Gender Equity Seal certification, ISO 9001:2015 certification, Internal Audit, Learning and Talent development, COVID-19 Response taskforce, NFT Investment club and Tax Compliance projects.

NFT Consult Ltd is a Human Resource company offering staffing solutions including staff leasing / outsourcing, training and full-time placements

• In charge of overseeing operations of Head office and 4 branch offices - Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Tanzania with following key tasks:
• Staff Benefit Scheme Management (Medical, Pension and all employee related insurance claims); coordinating Health & Safety training programs
• Point of contact for staff ensuring office welfare, handling staffing queries, interpretation of employee benefits and emergencies
• Ensured compliance with country Revenue Authority and Social Security bodies, as well as all payroll related / statutory contributions
• Draft, review and enhanced employee specific operational documentation, policies and processes
• Coordinated all work facilitations - Facilitating employee immigration applications and expatriate relocation including
• Processed work permits, Employee travel and Housing facilitations in-country and abroad
• Maintained up to date contractor base in line with company procurement standards
• Coordination of internship and student sponsorship projects
• Tracking and updating employee and company related insurance covers
• Ensured maximum confidentiality of all company information & employee data
• Coordinated with finance department on completion of financial budgets, financial audits, fixed-asset registers in accordance with company policy; also in charge of reviewing staff Payroll (Salaries, Pension, Social Security and Tax submissions)
• Lead on staff recruitment, contracting, training and employee evaluations

• Computing Company payroll for up to 800 staff, ensuring that all statutory deductions & employee benefits are made in accordance to the law, and relevant returns are submitted in time
• Bank authorised agent for all company accounts
• Keeping full, accurate and up to date records of all income, expenditure and transactions carried out; In charge of multi currency petty cash & office safe; including preparation of vouchers, purchase orders and invoices
• Liaison between Medical Insurance Provider and staff to ensure provision of staff welfare and insurance services
• Financial controls such as fixed asset register, bank reconciliation statement and matching expenditure against budgets
• Petty cash disbursement and treasury control per approved limits

VFS is the outsourced partner for the Visa Section of the British High Commission in Uganda. This position involved administrative roles outlined below:

• Collection and verification of applications and supporting documents
• Enrollment of an average 30 applicant's biometric data in the Visa application system, daily