Job Title: Systems Accountant
Hiring Organization: Bboxx
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Competitive
Date Posted: 03/20/2024
Bboxx is
a data-driven super platform, transforming lives and unlocking potential by
connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across Africa.
Bboxx is
championing the economic empowerment of Africa, accelerating the transition to
the digital economy and creating new markets. We have built Bboxx Pulse®, a
fully integrated operating system, and combined it with an extensive
on-the-ground network to connect customers with clean energy, clean cooking,
smartphones, e-mobility and selected financial products – many for the first
time.
We are connecting both underserved rural communities and aspiring urban ones
with a highly convenient and affordable way to access life-changing solutions,
through last mile logistics and data-powered innovative financing methods. We
offer our services on a pay-as-you-go basis to households, businesses, and
communities, enabling African consumers to unlock their potential.
We build strategic partnerships with investors, utilities providers, global
companies, and governments to accelerate growth and provide a wide range of
products to consumers in Africa. Our partners are seizing a massive market
opportunity by plugging into Bboxx – developed through green tech and big data
and designed for scale.
Following the successful acquisition of solar energy frontrunner PEG Africa in 2022, Bboxx is now positively impacting the lives of more than 3.5 million people in 10 operating markets, directly contributing to 11 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Bboxx and its group of companies is one of the largest networks in Africa, with over 4,000 staff across Africa and offices in the UK and Asia.
Role
Brief:
The
Systems Accountant will be primarily responsible for overseeing the
implementation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance of financial software
systems to support accounting processes. The business currently operates in 16
countries and is providing access to clean energy solutions supported by the
development of pioneering software management systems. As such, there is a
requirement to evaluate the existing financial systems and implement
operational and functionality improvements, expected to be delivered through a
systems migration programme. SAP ByD has already been implemented in most of
our markets and 2024 full roll-out is expected for the remaining 4 Legal
Entities.
This is
an excellent opportunity to join a close-knit team and deliver immediate value
as well as enduring process and system improvements.
What
you can expect to be doing:
Maintaining
the health of the business financial systems – SAP ByD software.
Assist
& Project Manage SAP ByD implementations.
Designing,
testing, and implementing new solutions and process and system enhancements.
Identification
of system issues and generation of reports based on findings through to
resolution.
Creating
and maintaining technical documentation of business processes.
Manage
technical requirements, and set up financial systems to maintain backups,
updates, and develop improvements.
Customization
– workflows, scripting, custom records.
Systems
health checks.
Financial
Report development.
Project
and stakeholder management, at times across multiple geographies and time
zones; and
Maintain,
troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day issues with financial related
applications.
Balance
delivery of highly complex strategic projects alongside tactical sprints across
the business.
What we
are looking for:
Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.
Highly
Desirable SAP ByD experience (System Admin, Finance and Supply Chain modules);
Strong
understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting, and internal
controls is essential.
Experience
in SQL query language is a plus.
Strong
communication skills and project management experience.
Able to
interact and collaborate with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Capability
to quickly assimilate business requirements, articulate current and future
state, and lead users and stakeholders on solution design.
Experience
in mobile money or high transaction business environments (advantage).
ACA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) qualification not essential but finance
background a must.
