Finance Intern
Reports to: Senior Accountant Operations
Location: Kenya
About Us
At Living Goods, we support networks of
trusted government community health workers (CHWs) to transform health outcomes
for women and children and work to advance systems change by partnering with
governments to lead sustainably.
We focus on ensuring CHWs are treated as essential health workers who are
digitized, equipped, supervised, and compensated, and we harness
community-level data to transform health systems. We focus on treating some of
the deadliest but most easily treatable deadly childhood diseases, supporting
women of reproductive age with family planning and safe pregnancy care, and
ensuring every child is fully vaccinated.
Over the last four years, Living Goods has become a more complex
organization more intentionally focused on supporting governments to lead, with
exciting opportunities in new countries and new partnerships in existing
countries. We are intensely focused on advancing Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion and continuing a journey of increased localization – with 95% of our
staff citizens of the countries in which we operate. But to truly succeed in
our goals and maximize the strength of our talent pool—we must ensure we have
built a great workplace where our teams thrive, grow, and deliver extraordinary
results.
Your Charge
To provide support to the Finance Department.
The intern will gain experience in recording transactions, analyzing financial
information, keeping financial records, and reporting. The position will be
based in Nairobi.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Assist with documentation review, for
completeness, before processing (necessary for expense reimbursements and
accounting for advances).
- Assist with managing staff receivables and
following up on outstanding balances, including communicating with staff
on remarkable advances.
- Ensure all due payments are processed and
disbursed on time.
- Manage petty cash and ensure monthly petty cash
counts and certificates are filed.
- Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and
comparing system reports to balances.
- Manage recurring vendor relationships.
- Filing of withholding tax/value-added tax.
- Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and
comparing system reports balancing.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree in Business Administration (Accounting/Finance
Option) or any other relevant field.
- CPA is an added advantage.
Experience, Skills & Competencies:
- At least 0-1 year
of experience working
in a Finance department.
- Ability to work independently with minimal
supervision and participate as a team member in accomplishing duties.
- Ability
to prioritize, organize workload and take the initiative.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
- Strong analytical skills and competency in
computer use is mandatory.
- Honest, reliable, diplomatic, and well-organized.
Terms of Employment:
The initial contract will be for three (3)
months and may be renewed.
This is an opportunity to be your best while improving the lives of those in
need.
How to Apply
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Living
Goods is an equal-opportunity employer and will consider every qualified
applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race,
ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or
disability.
Our current job openings are displayed on
our website, where you can search for open positions and apply directly.
Living Goods offers no positions without an interview and never asks candidates
for money. If you are asked for money, we strongly recommend not responding
or sending money or personal information.
