Pezesha, has created a holistic financial marketplace for MSMEs. By offering lending, financial education, and debt counselling to borrowers, plus a proprietary credit scoring system to vet MSMEs without a credit history, derisking lending to SMEs. Lower Risks bring commercial banks and capital providers onto Pezesha platform. As a collaborative structure, Pezesha is helping to tackle the $19 Billion financing gap for SMEs. Pezesha is led by a highly experienced and passionate local team with more than 10 years local and international experience in fin-tech, management of growth and technology companies, and unparalleled local market knowledge and reach.

Summary

The Junior Accountant will be responsible for day-to-day accounting tasks such as bookkeeping, reconciling and auditing accounts, accounts payable and receivables, and generating financial reports. This is a hybrid role with flexibility for some remote work. They will work closely with an A team in the finance department led by a rockstar CFO.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintaining Accounting Processes:

• Support the development and continuous iteration of existing accounting processes, policies, and procedures.
• Assist in the implementation of a new accounting system, ensuring compliance with investor and regulatory requirements.

Ledger Management:

• Assist in the preparation, tracking, and reconciliation of ledger entries.
• Collaborate with the accounting and finance team to ensure accurate and high-quality deliverables.

Financial Reporting:

• Contribute to accurate and timely monthly financial reporting in adherence to IFRS 9 standards.
• Support the preparation and presentation of operating and liquidity budgets, reporting variances to the management team.

Chart of Accounts Maintenance:

• Work with the senior Accountant to maintain the company’s chart of accounts to accurately reflect financial accounting principles.

Accounting Policies and Reports:

• Support the development and maintenance of multi-country accounting policies and financial reports.

Compliance Management:

• Ensure financial compliance with regulatory policies, internal audit requirements, and applicable legal rules and regulations.

External Audit Coordination:

• Collaborate in coordinating half-year and annual external audits, ensuring timely deliverables.

Government Reporting and Tax Filings:

• Support the management and coordination of compliance with local, state, and government reporting requirements and tax filings.

Accounts Maintenance:

• Maintain accounts for the company and operating entities in line with International Financial Reporting Standards for SMEs and Financial Institutions.

Petty Cash and Administration Management:

• Collaborate with other accounting team members and Finance Associate in petty cash and administration management.

Month-End Close Activities:

• Assist in performing month-end close activities, including journal entries and reconciliations for various accounts.

Tech Collaboration:

• Collaborate with the Tech team to reconcile transactions on Loan Management Systems, mobile money statements, and other statements.

Your skills and experience

• At least 3 years of relevant accounting experience, with at least 1 year with a high growth startup/company.
• Lateral experiences within a corporate finance, investments & transactions, or comparable role will be favored.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Personal character: high standards of integrity, self drive, analytical and result oriented and a team player.
• Advanced knowledge of online QuickBooks or other related accounting software or tools
• Sound analytical skills and advanced skills using Microsoft Excel.
• A good understanding of IFRS
• Good understanding of local taxation in KE / prior experience dealing with KRA Audits/Requests, Kenyan tax regulations
• Professional qualification: CPA or ACCA or CFA certified  or an equivalent certified