Junior Accountant I job at Pezesha
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Vacancy title:
Junior Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Telecommunications , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Pezesha

Deadline of this Job:
02 March 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Junior Accountant

Primary Roles & responsibilities
• Maintain accounts for the company and any subsidiaries or countries we operate as per international financial reporting standards (IFRS and IAS).
• Perform month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations for various balance sheet and income statement accounts
• Perform financial statement analysis and document meaningful explanations for fluctuations
• Performing risk management by analyzing the organization's liabilities and investments
• Ensure all accounting processes are streamlined and in accordance with the respective jurisdiction.
• Liaise with external auditors to facilitate annual audits.
• Forecast monthly and quarterly cash requirements for the business and prepare periodic budgets for the different departments and any company activities or projects
• Provide strategic decision making based on accounting reporting to always ensure cost management and revenue optimization strategies
• Collaborate with finance team for investor reporting, covenant compliance, budget variation, financial statements analysis
• Reconcile transactions on the dashboard, mobile money statements and other statements and liaise with the Tech team to resolve any irregularities.
• Design, prepare and present monthly financial statement analysis suitable for Board-level or management presentations
• Liaise with all other business units to challenge the status quo, implement new ideas, investigate and implement more efficient solutions and treasury processes Your skills and experience
• At least 3 years of relevant accounting experience, with at least 1 year with a high growth startup/company.
• Lateral experiences within a corporate finance, investments & transactions, or comparable role will be favored.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced knowledge of online QuickBooks or other related accounting software or tools
• Sound analytical skills and advanced skills using Microsoft Excel.
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• Good understanding of local taxation in KE / prior experience dealing with KRA Audits/Requests
• Professional qualification: CPA or ACCA or CFA certified or an equivalent certified

Added advantage:
• experience in Fintech or East African Banking industry Your personal characteristics
• Intrinsically motivated by the mission of Pezesha Africa
• Results-orientated and pragmatic with exceptional quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail and integrity
• Independent thinker and worker who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
• Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself
• Tech savvy who embraces new software and online tools and is personally interested by tech-enabled solutions
• Comfortable and effective in managing and communicating with team members and stakeholders based remotely or traveling in different timezones

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure
Please send a single pdf file containing a brief and bullet-pointed cover letter and your CV on the subsequent page(s) with “Ref: Junior Financial Accountant” as the subject of your email to jobs@pezesha.com 


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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 02 March 2023
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 16-02-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 16-02-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 16-02-2065
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