Finance Intern

Work place: Remote

Internship

We are looking for a superstar Finance Intern to help support our Finance department for our network of schools.  You will be responsible for billing approved purchase orders, ensuring opex and capex transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger and initiating payment processes. In addition, you will support in bank account reconciliations and tax filing.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Billing of purchase orders on NetSuite ERP
• Ensuring all purchase orders authorised are matched to a valid invoice
• Ensuring that VAT and withholding taxes are accurately captured on NetSuite before billing invoices
• Ensuring capital expenditure items are accurately recorded in the fixed assets register
• Assisting in payments allocation to bills
• Reconciling parent company bank accounts
• Assisting in processing payments each month
• Assisting in addressing procurer issues during semi-monthly payment meetings
• Any other duties that may be assigned time to time
   

ABOUT YOU

Skills & Qualifications required:

•  Bachelor’s degree of Commerce Accounting / Finance
•  CPA II and above
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and escalate issues in a timely manner.
• You have great interpersonal and communication skills which include professional and cordial meeting, telephone and email etiquette.
• Proven team player, flexible and friendly.
• Pays attention to detail, displays a high level of integrity and is deadline driven.
• Eager to learn and accept feedback as a positive step to professional growth
• Excitement about our organizational culture—and in particular, be fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a fire-hose of feedback.
• Ability to treat all confidential information with the utmost professionalism.