Finance Intern

Country: Kenya

Organization: Action Africa Help - International

Closing date: 15 Jun 2023

https://actionafricahelp.org/careers

About Action Africa Help International

Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is an African-led, regional organisation, working in Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Djibouti and Zambia. It brings over 25 years’ experience working with communities in conflict and post-conflict situations, including refugees, internally displaced people, host communities and communities in urban slums.

AAH-I is looking for a committed individual for a three-month internship to support in day to day Finance support tasks. He/she will report to the Finance Officer.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Finance Intern

Department/Section: Finance Department AAHI HQ

Reports to: Finance Officer

Staff reporting to this post: None

Duty Station: Nairobi

Purpose of the role:

The Finance Intern will directly assist the Finance Team with a wide range of duties related to payments, data capture, account reconciliation and analysis.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of internal and external payment vouchers for staff and suppliers, and ensuring accurate coding and support documentation as per AAHI policy.


• Assist in raising of receipts and ensuring sufficient support documents are attached.


• Assist in preparation of journal vouchers with proper supporting documentation for approval before the same are posted in the system.


• Assist with monthly Bank Reconciliations as per AAHI deadlines.


• Assist in monthly reconciliation of inter project legers.


• Support the FO in maintaining and updating an efficient filing system, ensuring efficient filing tracking and proper storing of documents in chronological order.


• Assist in verifying that staff accountabilities are accurate and properly supported before raising journal vouchers for the same.


• Provide information & supporting documents required by auditors under advice of supervising staff.


• Maintain current knowledge of all AAH-I policies, changes in accounting & tax compliance & specific donor requirements


• Other general duties in the finance office as may be assigned to you by the supervising finance staff & the Finance and Admin Coordinator from time to time in addition to the tasks above.

Minimum Personal Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field


• Professional certification - CPA or ACCA Part 2

Additional Skills & Competences

• Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and spoken);


• ICT Skills (Microsoft Office, Email)


• High degree of integrity and analytical skills


• Ability to work with minimum supervision


• Capacity to focus on priorities and to organize own workload in order to respect deadlines.


• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

How to apply

https://actionafricahelp.org/careers

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should email application letter and CV (with 3 referees) addressed to recruithq@actionafricahelp.org to be received by 15th June, 2023. The email Subject Line must show the job title of the position applied for. AAH-I is an equal-opportunity employer. We thank candidates for their high interest in the opportunities we publish on our website. Due to the high number of applications we receive, we will only get back to shortlisted candidates. The interviews will be done on a rolling basis and will end once we have the right candidate for the position. AAH-I does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process nor does it use recruitment agents.