Finance Interns
Deadline: January 22, 2025
FINANCE INTERNS (2 POSITIONS)
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a premier research-to-policy institution, generating evidence, strengthening research and related capacity in the African research and development ecosystem, and engaging policy to inform action on health and development. The Center is Africa-based and African-led, with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and a West Africa Regional Office (WARO), in Dakar, Senegal. APHRC seeks to drive change by developing strong African research leadership and promoting evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) across sub-Saharan Africa.
APHRC seeks to recruit Finance Interns (Program Accounting & Financial Accounting) to join the Finance team. The position will be based at the Head Office in Nairobi, Kenya.
Duties/ Responsibilities
- Assist the payables accountant in ensuring efficient (Ensuring completeness and correctness of documents before any payment is made), timely and accurate recording and payment processing in Microsoft dynamics-Serenic.
- Assist in developing and maintaining an effective filing, archiving and record keeping systems, both paper and electronic.
- Assist in bank reconciliation and verification of the vendor balances in the system.
- Assist in the organization and preparation of biweekly meetings which includes preparation of biweekly reports and taking of minutes.
- Assist in supporting annual audits by retrieving the sampled documents. Document
- Assist in ensuring proper documentation of payment vouchers and all other supporting documents
- Assist in the thorough review and verification of all transactions at the entry point by ensuring appropriate purchase order matching, credit terms and adherence to appropriate authorization and budget confirmation and clearance.
- Support in the effective running of daily financial activities of APHRC.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration
- A recent graduate (Not more than 6 months since graduation)
- Have an on-going CPA or ACCA
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to details
- Ability to use Microsoft office
- Ability to contribute and collaborate in a team setting
Submission of Applications
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their application letter and detailed CV as one document with an email subject as “Finance Intern” to [email protected] by January 22, 2025. Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
