Finance & Business Advisory Internship

KKCO East Africa is an independent accounting and advisory firm of Certified Public Accountants situated in Kenya with a vision for significant growth across the continent of Africa.

Main Job Purpose

• Provide assistance in advisory support in accounting services
• Preparing books of accounts for KKCO East Africa LLP and for outsourced clients

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Maintaining and preparing books of account on Xero/QuickBooks/Sage or other accounting software and updating approved transactions daily.
• Providing monthly financial management accounts.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies including NSSF, NHIF, PAYE and VAT.
• Management of petty cash.
• Maintaining filling systems for accounting documents and vouchers.
• Management of payments and procurement process as per the finance manual.
• Ensuring monthly bank reconciliations are prepared and approved by the 10th of the following month.
• Billing, receipting and updating client accounts.
• Management of asset registers.
• Effective and efficient management of books of account.
• Review expenditures to ensure accuracy, validity and completeness of supporting documents
• Preparing all ledgers and journals and provide support during internal and external audits.

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Accuracy in posting
• Meeting deadlines
• Responsive to customer needs

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Willingness to learn and deliver results/solutions
• Interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Attention to detail
• Pro-active and organized
• Ability to handle pressure
• Team player
• Energetic
• Requires minimum supervision
• Good communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting from a recognized university.
• CPA / ACCA Intermediate
• Good communication skills