Branch.co
Senior Accountant
Content and Social Marketing Associate, East Africa
Senior Accountant
Nairobi, Kenya
Branch Overview
Branch delivers world-class financial
services to the mobile generation. With offices in San Francisco, Lagos, and
Nairobi, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious company that uses the power
of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging
markets.
Branch’s mission-driven team is led
by founder and former CEO of Kiva.org. The company presents a rich opportunity
for our team members to drive meaningful growth in rapidly evolving and
changing markets.
Most recently, Branch announced its
Series B and has garnered more than $100M in funding with investments from
leading Silicon Valley firms.
Job Overview
The Senior Accountant will work under
the Director of Finance. This will be a permanent role that will involve
accounting, reporting as well ensuring adherence to internal controls and
statutory compliance.
The Senior Accountant should also be someone
with an interest in FP&A who is willing to learn how to work with growth
models, analyse financial statements, forecast and budget.
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Accountant will be
required to participate in the preparation of final financial reports,
financial analysis, developing and designing of new KPIs and reconciliation
templates and ensure all the reports are updated and sent out on time.
Accounting Duties
·
Perform cross country accounting
functions as assigned including, but not limited to verifying, allocating,
posting and reconciling transactions with good understanding of GAAP and IFRS
accounting standards
·
Be able to set up accounting books
and procedures for new countries
·
Take charge of month end procedures
and timelines
·
Assist with testing and receiving
final approval for accounting software reports required for management,
financial reporting and general ledger reconciliations.
·
Assist with annual external audit.
Complete requested materials. Assist in preparing assigned schedules for the
annual and interim audit.
Reporting and Analysis
·
Preparation of monthly, quarterly,
and annual financial reports and accompanying schedules, worksheets and
narratives, including “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports.
·
Assist with completion of the
quarterly and annual regulatory filings; preparation of assigned Quarterly and
Annual Statutory Statement pages/schedules.
·
Production of daily, weekly, monthly
reconciliations for each country covering Disbursements, Repayments and Net
Cash, third party contracts eg Mpesa, Vodafone, Cellulant
·
Assist in the continued development
of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
·
Perform Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis
using the available business intelligence tools
·
Develop financial models and analyses,
dashboard reports to support strategic initiatives
·
Analyze complex financial information
and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to
management for decision making purposes
·
Supporting Senior Management Team and
Departments heads with in-depth analysis
Other
·
Conform with and abide by all
regulatory guidance and internal policies & procedures.
·
Document policies, procedures and
workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.
·
Contribute to department and
organization special projects as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills
·
Bachelor’s degree in Finance related
areas, CPA graduate is an added advantage
·
A minimum of 2 years solid experience
working in financial service industry
·
At Least 2 years solid Accounting
experience preferably handling more than 2 countries
·
Experience working with accounting
softwares, Quickbooks, Pastel, Sage, Oracle
·
Very analytical with expert Excel
skills
·
Fluent spoken and written Swahili and
English
·
Self-motivated, Creative
·
Super Organized & Results focused
·
Able to work with tight deadlines and
in a startup environment
Kindly visit our careers page HERE to apply online.
Junior
Finance Analyst
Nairobi,
Kenya
Branch
Overview: Branch delivers world-class financial
services to the mobile generation. With offices in San Francisco, Lagos, and
Nairobi, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious company that uses the power
of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging
markets.
We
believe that everyone, everywhere deserves fair financial access. The rapid
spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the world’s emerging middle
class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility.
What
We Offer
Branch’s
mission-driven team is led by founder and former CEO of Kiva.org. The company
presents a rich opportunity for our team members to drive meaningful growth in
rapidly evolving and changing markets. Most recently, Branch announced its
Series B and has garnered more than $100M in funding with investments from
leading Silicon Valley firms.
Job
Overview
The
Junior Finance Analyst will work under the Finance Analyst with dotted lines to
Director of Finance. This will be a permanent role that will involve
accounting, reporting as well as ensuring adherence to internal controls and
statutory requirements.
Key
Responsibilities
The
Junior Finance Analyst will be required to participate in the preparing final
financial reports, carrying out financial analysis, developing and designing of
new KPIs and reconciliation templates and ensuring all reports are updated and
sent out on time.
Analysis,
Reporting and Accounting Duties
·
Preparing daily, weekly, monthly
reconciliation for all loan disbursements in multiple countries across
different money platforms and API connections
·
Preparing daily netcash(funds in/out)
analysis for all money platforms in all countries
·
Updating reconciliation trackers
across multiple countries, money platforms and API connections in line with
Branch International MONTH END procedures and timelines
·
Keeping track of all unreconciled
transactions and recording/capturing them back in either Branch System or the
money platform
·
Preparing monthly bank reconciliation
reports for all countries ensuring it balances with the daily liquidity
dashboard report
·
Filing and managing all the
documentation
·
Preparing vendor files and performing
monthly vendor reconciliation reports
·
Maintaining monthly reconciliation
for accruals and reversals in Netsuite
·
Prepare schedules to support general
ledger reconciliations on Netsuite and reviewing final financial reports
required by management including accompanying schedules, worksheets and
narratives.
·
Performing accounting functions as
assigned including, but not limited to verifying, allocating, posting and
reconciling transactions across different accounting standards
·
Assisting with annual external audit
reconciliation for all the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements
items. Assisting in preparing support materials and assigned schedules for
annual and interim audit.
Other
·
Conforming with and abiding by all
regulatory guidance and internal policies & procedures.
·
Documenting policies, procedures and
workflow for assigned areas of responsibility.
·
Contributing to department and
organization special projects as assigned.
Qualifications
& Skills
·
Bachelor’s degree in finance or
related areas.
·
CPA or ACCA qualification is an added
advantage
·
A minimum of 1 year solid experience
of working in financial services industry
·
Experience working with accounting
softwares such as Quickbooks, Pastel, Sage, Oracle
·
Highly analytical and proficient in
Excel skills
·
Excellent oral and written
communication
·
Self-motivated, creative, and
energetic
·
Super organized and results focused
·
Team player with experience of
working in a startup environment and with demonstrated ability to work with
tight deadlines
Kindly
visit our careers page HERE to apply online.
Content and Social Marketing Associate, East Africa
Position: 1
Location: Nairobi
Branch
Overview
Branch
delivers world-class financial services to the mobile generation. With offices
in San Francisco, Lagos, and Nairobi, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious
company that uses the power of data science to reduce the cost of delivering
financial services in emerging markets.
We
believe that everyone, everywhere deserves fair financial access. The rapid
spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the world’s emerging middle
class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility.
What
We Offer
Branch’s
mission-driven team is led by founder and former CEO of Kiva.org. The company
presents a rich opportunity for our team members to drive meaningful growth in
rapidly evolving and changing markets.
Most
recently, Branch announced its Series B and has garnered more than $100M in
funding with investments from leading Silicon Valley firms.
Job
Overview
Branch
is looking for a skilled content and social media marketer to help drive brand
awareness and new user growth in our East African markets.
This
role will be responsible for driving and executing content marketing, branded
social media, earned public relations, and partnerships in Kenya and Tanzania.
Unique
attributes of the role
Working
closely with our broader marketing organization, analytics, data science and
engineering teams to creatively and efficiently accelerate growth in East
Africa.
Key
Responsibilities
·
You will manage the day-to-day
operations of our branded social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
·
Create content for placed thought
leadership and branded presentations.
·
Build relations with local bloggers,
journalists and industry leaders to ensure strong brand visibility.
·
Finally, you’ll be asked to lead the
day-to-day execution of all partnerships.
Other
Responsibilities
·
Oversee and execute all branded
social media for East Africa, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
·
Develop creative content that
showcases our customers and our product
·
Create educational content and
partner with key team members to deliver top-notch presentations
·
Drive partnership exploration with
industry organizations to deepen brand awareness and scale acquisition
·
Establish and drive Influencer
Marketing strategy for Tanzania and Kenya
·
Own all native content marketing
efforts in print and online media for Kenya and Tanzania
·
Work cross-functionally to conduct
customer research to understand decision drivers
·
Identify potential new channels and
innovative growth opportunities
Knowledge,
Skills & Abilities
·
3+ years in content and social media
marketing
·
Degree from a top university,
additional marketing-specific courses/ qualifications a plus
·
Experience working with financial
products, financial service providers or in Fintechs is a plus
·
Proven track record of creating
compelling branded content and generating strong placements
·
Experience working with various
global cross-functional teams
·
Budget management experience
·
A passion for learning and building
things from the ground up
Ideal
Candidate Attributes
·
Can thrive in fast paced
environments,
·
Expert at creating brand narratives
·
Has in-depth knowledge of branded
social media best practices.
Kindly
visit our careers page HERE to apply online.
Branch
International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This
company does not and will not discriminate in employment on any basis
prohibited by applicable law.
