
Accounting Interns
Inua Ai
Nairobi | Full Time | ICT / Telecommunication
Closing in 1 week from now
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records and ledgers.
- Process invoices, bills, and expenses; manage accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Perform monthly reconciliations bank, credit card, etc. and support closing activities.
- Prepare journal entries, reconcile accounts, and assist in financial statement preparation.
- Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts.
- Support monthly and year-end closing activities.
- Assist in preparing budgets and forecasts.
- Support the implementation and maintenance of internal financial controls and procedures.
- Assist in generating management reports and preparing deliverables as required.
- Organise, upload, and maintain supporting documents within accounting systems.
- Identify inefficiencies; suggest and help implement process improvements.
- Work with tools like QuickBooks Online Accountant, or ERP systems, and leverage advanced Excel/Google Sheets.
- Perform additional accounting and administrative tasks as assigned.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, e.g., CPAK or ACCA.
- Minimum 1 year of practical accounting or bookkeeping experience.
- Solid understanding of fundamental accounting principles e.g., accruals, ledgers, reconciliations; exposure to U.S. GAAP preferred.
- roficiency in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets including pivot tables, v-lookups, data analysis.
- xperience with QuickBooks Online Accountant required; familiarity with ERP/accounting systems is a plus.
- Strong organizational, mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly detail-oriented, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple deliverables.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly, learn continuously, and take ownership of responsibilities.
- Experience working in a startup environment.
- Exposure to multi-currency or international accounting.
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