By Our Reporter
PostBank Uganda has been recognized as the finance team of the year in the 2024 Accountancy Service Awards. Organised by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU), the awards are aimed at recognizing persons or entities that have made outstanding contributions to advance the accountancy profession in Uganda.
The bank was recognized during the annual ICPAU seminar held at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe. The 3-day seminar was focused on Environmental Social Governance (ESG) with the theme “Driving Sustainability and Trust”, and climaxed with an awards ceremony.
The Registrar General and Executive Director of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Mercy Kainobwisho, who served as the Chief Guest at the awards ceremony stressed the significance of paying attention to community and the environment.
She said, “Building stronger communities requires a sense of purpose, a sense of self-discipline, a sense of respect for humanity, a sense of respect for animals, a sense of respect for water resources, and a sense of respect for land resources.”
Ms. Kainobwisho encouraged respect for people’s time, a sense of purpose, development of self and the people around us to contribute to a greater good for the nation and the world, as well as social connectedness and involvement in the lives of others.
PostBank Uganda’s Finance team received the Finance Team of the Year Award. The team was recognised for playing a critical role in the transformation of PostBank over the past 4 years, delivering a transformed integrated report for the entity that resulted in several recognitions at the ICPAU Financial Reporting Awards, and their commitment to professionalism through sponsoring team members to pursue the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) course.
Commenting on the team’s victory, PostBank Chief Finance Officer, CPA Peter Ssenyange revealed that the win reflects the team’s commitment towards championing the department and overall bank strategy that aligns with the bank’s pillars like teamwork, integrity, innovation and passion.
He mentioned that, “about 4 years ago, I trusted that if we built the PostBank finance team around a competent leadership team and specific skillsets relevant to the bank’s goals infused with a non-compromising performance culture, we will still be ordinary people but with extraordinary results.”
“With the right talent onboard, we have been able to achieve some of the strategies we put in place over the years, which have enabled us to serve both our internal and external stakeholders while upholding our commitment to foster prosperity of Ugandans through our service, and I commend the team and the banks leadership for their confidence and unwavering support from time to time,” Ssenyange concluded.