Internship Opportunity – Finance at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

About the Position

This internship offers recent graduates a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic development organization. You will be exposed to a professional environment where you will learn and contribute to the smooth functioning of accounting duties, playing a key role in managing and maintaining the organization's payable and receivables processes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Regularly update the VAT tracking system and circulate reports highlighting key opportunities and risks for discussion
• Process travel and petty cash advance requests, ensuring employees receive their advances at least 24 hours before departure
• Ensure that petty cash receipts and advances processed through the banking system are accurately recorded and posted
• Verify that information entered in Travel Expense Claim Forms (TECs) within the travel module aligns with the data in Oracle
• Organize document scanning, filing, and labeling to ensure accurate retrieval, proper filing, and maintain a positive audit rating for the Finance department
• Support the Associate Finance Officer (AFO) in reviewing TECs and ensuring all necessary supporting documents are provided before processing
• Receive supplier invoices via designated channels, staff claims, and grants, and check for completeness and accuracy, ensuring all necessary supporting documents are attached
• Track invoices and grants requests by logging into the invoices status tracker and circulating the tracker
• Ensure that vendor invoices are scanned and attached to the accruals in Oracle Fusion while processing in the system
• Ensure accuracy in data entry and payment analysis subject to tax
• Ensure journals, grants, and invoice postings are done with the provided dimensions and fund to charge
• Process payments and wire transfers, ensuring they are complete and accurate and that funds have reached their designated accounts

Location

Nairobi, Kenya