Account Analyst

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AZA Finance

Nairobi


Company Summary

AZA Finance is the largest non-bank in Africa and an established provider of Payments, FX and Treasury providing cross-border payment solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure
By leveraging cutting edge technology with our proprietary technology, AZA Finance is able to significantly lower the cost and increase the speed of business payments to, from and across frontier markets

Our API product provides both wholesale currency purchase and retail settlement via our robust API while our Web-Based platform is our B2B over-the-counter product that caters to businesses with wholesale currency needs, especially those paying partners and suppliers

Licensed by the UKโ€™s FCA and the Bank of Spain, AZA Finance is a market-maker in every major African currency
AZA Finance was founded in 2013 and now has offices in Nairobi, Lagos, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Kampala, Accra, Durban and Dakar

Job Summary

As the Accounts Analyst, you will support the Finance team based across several offices
Our operations, however, cover multiple time zones and locations (Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, along with counterparts in Europe and the US)
Due to rapid expansion, we conduct performance reviews every quarter for all staff including this role that can lead into new roles, additional opportunities and better compensation

  • Advanced MS Excel skills
  • 2-3 yearsโ€™ experience in analytics, bank reconciliations, accounting, or finance
  • Degree in related field
  • Self-starter and independent
  • Excellent problem solving skills
  • Results driven and attentive to details
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to perform under pressure
  • SAP experience is a plus but not a requirement

Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain bank reconciliations of multiple entities
  • Reconcile customer statement of accounts
  • Maintaining reconciliation schedules and ensuring they are up to date and accurate
  • Investigate and resolve unreconciled differences by coordinating with multiple teams
  • Take part in leading daily reconciliation meetings and ensuring resolution of outstanding issues
  • Review bank reconciliations process, recommend and build process improvements
  • Prepares asset, liability, and P&L account entries by compiling and analyzing account information
  • Documents financial transactions by entering account information
  • Assist in expense policy enforcement, check and reconciliation
  • Any other duty as assigned by the Finance Manager
  • Competitive salary
  • Casual work environment
  • Great work-life balance
  • We value autonomy
  • Environmental-friendly (we try to use as little paper as possible!)
  • Opportunity for growth for all our employees
  • โ€ฆand more!

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