Finance Intern at Jaza Energy

Role and responsibilities

• The Finance Intern responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Support

• Assist with matching supplier payments and customer receipts to invoices and supporting documentation, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and outstanding items are identified promptly.
• Support vendor and customer account reconciliations by investigating differences and preparing supporting schedules for review by the accounting team.
• Assist in maintaining complete and accurate records of invoices, payment confirmations and supporting documentation to facilitate efficient processing and future reference.
• Follow up on outstanding documentation or transaction queries to ensure accounting records remain complete and up to date.
• Assist in uploading, publishing and organizing supplier invoices, receipts and supporting documents within Dext and other finance systems to maintain accurate digital records.
• Support the reconciliation of employee advances and expense claims by matching receipts to approved expenditures and identifying missing documentation.

Month-End Close Support:

• Assist the finance team with preparation of month-end reconciliations, supporting schedules and journal documentation.
• Support bank and mobile money reconciliations by comparing system records with bank statements and highlighting reconciling items for investigation.
• Assist in preparing reports and schedules required for monthly financial reporting and management review.
• Ensure all assigned month-end tasks are completed accurately and within agreed reporting timelines.

Audit & Compliance Support:

• Monitor country-level cash positions across all bank and mobile money accounts on a daily basis.
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and flag projected shortfalls to the Financial Controller.
• Manage day-to-day banking operations and relationships with local banking partners.
• Process and approve payments within delegated authority limits, in line with internal controls.
• Coordinate cash injections with the Group finance team as needed

Other Support:

• Retrieve, organize and compile supporting documentation requested during internal and external audits.
• Provide general administrative support to the finance department, including organizing finance records and coordinating documentation requests.
• Support special finance projects, process improvement initiatives and new market activities as assigned by the Finance Lead.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Assigned finance tasks completed accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Finance documentation uploaded and maintained with a high level of accuracy and completeness.
• Month-end and audit support activities completed within required deadlines.

Why You Should Apply

• Be part of the most exciting growth phase of a company. We’ve proven our model and are focused on expansion. This position entails high impact, visibility, and opportunities to advance quickly. 
• Work with great teammates in an international environment. Our team is spread across Canada, China, Tanzania, and Nigeria. You’ll be interfacing with our CEO, CTO, and Chief of Staff on a daily basis.
• Gain hands-on business building experience. Although we are a startup, we don’t expect you to just figure it out on your own. You’ll be given lots of responsibility but also lots of support to help you succeed.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field (completed or in progress).
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate work.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team.
• Willingness to learn, take initiative and adapt in a fast-paced environment.