Position Title: MPESA / Finance Data Clerks
Nairobi, Kenya
2 Positions
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per
child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a
profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya,
we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the
company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.Nairobi, Kenya
2 Positions
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
About this position
This is a key role within the finance department whose vision is always to be a valued business supporter providing high quality and timely financial services. Reporting to the Finance and Data Analyst, the job holder will be part of young but professional finance team to achieve excellence within a few months.
Working closely with finance and business team leaders, the main purpose of this role is to perform day to day processing of bulk MPESA transactions and financial data analysis in the company CRM and Navision system, undertaking timely reconciliations of payments and enhancing internal controls pertaining to MPESA accounts payables process of the company, identify, review and record financial transactions into Microsoft Dynamics (Navision), measure, classify and verify the financial information and then summarize, interpret and communicate MPESA activities to the team leader for review.
Key Areas of Responsibilities:
- Day
to day accounting duties/activities for the head office and the schools
- MPESA
payment preparations (ensuring payments are for Bridge International
Academies business purposes and comply with all standard guidelines and
procedures including approval by the department head)
- Handling
issues and enquiries from school managers concerning student payment
status
- Regularly
updating accounting information in Navision or other financial package
- Vendor
data gathering for schools through head of school operations
- Assist
in gathering data and information for budget preparation and control for
construction, schools, and head office functions
- Assist
in the development and maintenance of costing data arising from MPESA
transactions
- Tracking
and preparing monthly MPESA charges trend analysis for review with the
supervisor and Chief Accountant
- Participate
actively in the improvement of filing, documentation and accounting
systems, processes and tools
- Preparation
of regular reports including daily payments reports for MPESA accounts.
- Daily
review and reporting of bank transactions and performing daily bank
reconciliation for the MPESA accounts.
- Scan
and organize all receipts electronically
- Support
the development of high quality and reliable finance services to all users
of financial information in the organization.
- Assist
the finance team in any other day to day and periodic tasks
- Prepare
Accounts Payables schedules and other balance sheet schedules for
internal, interim and annual audits and timely resolution of any issues
raised from internal review or audit.
- Maintain
filing system for all Accounts Payables transactions and ensure there is
ease to retrieve them.
About You
- Intermediate
level ACCA/ CIMA or CPA with excellent academic record with a minimum of 2
years work experience in a busy bulk MPESA payment environment.
- Understanding
and use of a well run purchasing and Accounts payable process.
- Understanding
of the tax requirements for payments made;
- Ability
to relate well with both internal and external customers and work in
teams;
- Have
a positive approach to ensuring complete customer satisfaction;
- Highly
innovative, with excellent analytical skills and ability to meet strict
deadlines
- Experience
of working with medium to high exposure of business analysis,
communication and support for large and fast growing profit oriented
organizations.
- High
integrity, IT literacy and excellent attention to details.
- Ability
to plan and manage own workload in order to harmonize work flows and meet
tight deadlines.
- Excellent
spreadsheet skills and proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics (Navision)
version 2009
- Ability
to use initiative and creative thinking to anticipate issues and develop
common sense and practical solutions.
- Proactive
and self motivated with excellent communication skills
- Confident
and flexible team player with great ability to work closely with non
finance team members within a multicultural environment.
- A
“finisher” with the genuine drive and commitment to produce the highest
quality work and to deliver technical expertise at all times.
- Able
to provide a current certificate of good conduct
- Passionate
about children and education in Africa.
CVs and applications must be uploaded via the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com where detailed profiles are available.
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