Job Title: Finance Intern
Hiring Organization: World Vision
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 06/06/2024
With over
70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children
overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all
backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian
faith.
Come join
our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of
transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Job Description:
The East
Africa Regional Office, operating in nine countries of East Africa namely;
Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and
Uganda is looking for an intern Accountant to work in its Nairobi office.
We are
looking for an intern to join our Finance and Administration team. This
opportunity will offer the intern a sharp learning curve by being a member of a
diverse and efficient team serving in a fast-paced finance and administration
unit.
Key
areas of involvement
Accounts
Payable Function
Process
cheques / Online payments with supporting documentation and submit for review
and subsequent payment
Prepare
monthly creditor reconciliations and liaise with vendors to ensure prompt
clearance or resolution of pending or disputed items.
Liaise
with The Finance officer to clear outstanding items in the Bank Reconciliation
Cash /
Advance Settlement Management
Process
cash requests according to policy, processes and agreed turnaround times while
coordinating with the onsite bank teller to reconcile uncollected amounts.
Account
Allocation of Balance Sheet A/C relating to Advances for proper Aging
Manage
the corporate credit card process by booking of the expenses in expense
reporting systems General Ledger reconciliation
Inter-office
payment settlement system operations
Perform Account
allocation of 500 Accounts relating to Inter-office payment settlement system
to track and establish amounts that have not been allocated for payments to
ensure that all payable amounts are sent out on a monthly basis.
Perform
account Allocation and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts as may be
required
Document
Management and Archiving
Keep
records of documents filed or removed using a tracking tool
Ensure
correct filing, legibility and proper condition of financial documents
Find and
retrieve information from files in response to requests from authorized
internal and external users (Auditors, Government agencies)
Administrative
Roles
Support
in Events and facilities management
Any other
administrative roles as May assigned from time to time
Participate
in some finance review meetings and any other learning duties as may be
assigned by the supervisor.
Required
Qualifications
Bachelor
of Commerce in Finance/ Accounting, CPA Level II Upwards,
Knowledge
of Accounting Packages like SUN System,
Ability
to use Ms Office packages