Duties & Responsibilities:

• Entering financial data such as accruals, deferrals, reclassifications, and interdepartmental entries into the ledger on a monthly basis, as well as preparing reports.
• Reviewing and performing account analysis to ensure that journal entries and balances are correct.
• Performing and reviewing ledger subledger reconciliations for all balance sheet items.
• Performing and reviewing inventory and tax reconciliations.
• Performing and reviewing reconciliations for bank & cash balances; debtors; suppliers; inventory and control accounts.
• Generating fixed asset register and fixed asset movement schedule which ties to the General Ledger.
• Assisting in instituting financial controls (including end of day, end of month procedures) that are aimed to ensure integrity of financial data capture and aide in the process for regular reconciliations.
• Analyzing financial data and trace discrepancies.
• Reviewing supporting documentation for accounting transactions.
• Keeping abreast of regulatory requirements and best practices in accounting.
• Ensuring precise data entry - conducting audits to review data accuracy
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Preparing management accounts including balance sheet and profit and loss statement and budget analysis.
• Assisting the team with accounting issues and queries.
• Supporting Monthly and Annual Close Processes..

Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration; CPA qualification; MBA/CFA a plus but not required
• Thorough knowledge of IFRS and experience with accounting and financial procedures
• Strong investigative and analytical skills; ability to identify errors
• Experience reconciling accounting figures and financial records
• Appropriate handling of sensitive information
• Ability to work to deadlines
• High level of attention to detail
• Team player with the ability to work with multiple parties
• Advanced computer software skills, including Excel and Accounting packages

Job summary

Financial planning for the business that ensures the adequacy of resources to deliver the operational agenda. This includes coordination of financial analysis, reporting and budget processes within the business for optimal management of financial resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and sound management reporting to assist with key decision making
• Produce financial statements including P&L accounts, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries
• Creating financial statements for internal and external company requirements
• Ensure compliance with all financial regulations
• Providing financial analysis and forecasting
• Consolidate and analyse annual budgets from all business sections/countries for budget forecasting, performance measurement planning and reporting to assist management in operational decision making
• Identify trends and opportunities for business improvement
• Create financial statements for internal and external company requirements
• Evaluate the company’s performance using key data
• Timely and accurate financial reports for the business.
• Accurate and up to date financial information for the business
• Sound financial advice to the business unit heads

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance
• Certified Accountant – CPA(K) or ACCA
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in finance/accounting with at least 3 years within the Management accounting function
• Critical and analytical thinking;
• Problem solving skills;
• Great attention to detail;
• Strong presentation skills;
• Advanced knowledge of accounting applications i.e. SAP ERP; preferred
• Budgetary monitoring;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Process discipline;

Our strategy is to provide a world-class customer experience with regard to accessing basic financial services through effective education and signalling that allows our customers to graduate with more sophisticated financial products. In the long run, these more sophisticated financial products will be the profit engine of the financial services business

Key Responsibilities;

• Capacity to recruit & manage clients including KYC, usage, retention and repayment
• Managing customers directly and in liaison with the sales team to ensure:
  • Growth
  • Ensure they order the set number of SKUs and grow their SKUs per order
  • Ensure they grow Average Revenue Per User MoM
  • Ensure on-time repayment of credit with the capacity to escalate collections
• Daily follow up of overdue invoices through phone calls and field visitations
• Developing Pay plans / Promise to Pay database with elaborate follow-ups
• Ensure a thorough KYC process by conducting a verification exercise for all new clients and capturing relevant information in systems for decision making
• Conduct customer education to all new and existing clients to ensure adherence to Wasoko credit terms and communicate any changes in policy
• Handle all customer and agents complaints within the credit portfolio
• Any other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

• Diploma in a Business related course
• Proven work experience in credit management
• Good understanding of lending procedures & credit-related laws
• 2-4 years of credit experience
• Be willing to regularly travel to customer sites
• Have considerable experience with customer negotiations