JOB PURPOSE Reporting to the Head of Finance & Strategy, the Finance Assistant will support the Finance Department in ensuring efficient financial operations through timely reconciliations, accounts payable management, financial record maintenance, statutory compliance, and financial reporting. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Verify goods received against approved purchase orders and supporting documentation. Establish and maintain effective relationships with vendors and service providers. Perform reconciliations of assigned ledger accounts and follow up on outstanding items for timely resolution. Investigate and reconcile financial discrepancies through collection and analysis of account information. Maintain proper filing and custody of finance-related records and documentation. Filing of statutory returns (Customer/suppliers) Process staff imprests and operational claims in accordance with approved policies. Verification of vendor documents: purchase orders, prices, terms of payment and other charges on documents. Managing accounts payable using core banking system Handling accounts payable for separate entities and vendors Ensuring bills are paid in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to departmental procedures. Processing transactions and performing accounting duties such as account maintenance, recording entries and reconciling Payable Ledgers Maintain vendor statements and daily financial transactions. Uploading of Forex rates and communication to branches Preparation of account balances and liquidity reports CIT cheque processing To perform any other duty as assigned in line with the organization goals and objective. QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Education -University degree in Accounting, Commerce, Economics or Business Management/Administration or related business degree (MUST). CPA Intermediate Level or CPA Section IV qualification (MUST). Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in finance or accounting firm/financial institution. Proficiency in Advanced Excel spreadsheet.