Junior Accountant
About the company
Senga is a Nairobi-based
technology-enabled logistics company that is transforming how goods are moved
across Africa.
Our Environment
We are a young, agile company going after a large opportunity and we aim to be the best logistics platform in Africa. We are trying and testing new things which means that our environment is ambitious and unpredictable. In a young company, each of us wears many hats and contributes to multiple roles.
Please consider this job description a basic set of requirements. You may be called upon to assist with other areas of the business as needed. We expect each Senga member to be a key contributor to the company and to persistently aim for excellence.Your key role and
traits
You have a knack for
numbers and have extreme attention to detail. You are organized. You do not
need supervision (you are a self-starter). You are easy to talk to and know how
to get what you need out of others; this skill will be important when you
collect payments from our customers in a manner that is cordial and effective.
You are flexible and build productive, trustworthy relationships with team
members and customers.
- You must have excellent verbal and written
communication skills to interact with customers and Senga This will be
evaluated in your application.
- You must be knowledgeable on accounts receivables
- You will assist with and help track internal and
external payments
- You will respond to customer requests quickly
- You will assist with the end-of-month and annual
closing procedures
- You will update financial data in our systems to
ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when
needed
- You have high integrity; complete honesty with our
customers and the team is critical to our long-term success
- You will assist with other ad hoc tasks assigned
Qualifications
- University graduate with 1-2 years’ experience
preparing financial ledgers; start-up experience is a plus but not
required. A degree or post-university study in finance or accounting is
required; CPAs preferred.
- As we grow, your efforts will be duly rewarded. As
much as you will be a partner in our growth, we will be a partner in your
development, too. We are building a world class company and we can’t wait
for you to join us.
“If we sound interesting
to you, please apply through this link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/senga-technologies_we-are-hiring-activity-6838020242820603904-Yb7u
We look forward to
hearing from you. www.senga.co