Accounts Assistant - Africa International University, Nairobi

This position offers a great opportunity for career growth. Job Purpose: To contribute to strategic and responsible finances management by providing professional accounting to ensure timely, dependable, and accurate information for decision making. Key Responsibilities:

• Invoicing, receipting and mailing of student statements.

• Invoicing, receipting and mailing other customer statements

• Bank reconciliations for all banks and ensuring approvals by the 10th of the month for the previous month

• Attend to student fees issues and other matters by other stakeholders.

• Attend to student registration and exam clearance. Ensure adherence to laid down policies and procedures.

• Attend to graduation clearance matters and reconcile and prepare for caution fee and credit balance refunds.

• Update batch receipts for student scholarships once received.

• Ensure timely banking of cheques received in the cash office

• Monitor cash imprests paid out to ensure compliance with finance policy and recommend remedial actions to the finance manager.

• Monitor accounts receivable and ensure that they are settled within the agreed timelines

• Prepare the necessary journals entries for approval and posting.

• Obtain and file all bank statements

• Timely response to student queries through emails and phone calls

• Attend to queries by student donors for students who are on scholarships on a timely basis.

• Maintain a professional and customer friendly approach in dealing with students and other stakeholders in the course of your work.

• Any other duties may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor in furtherance of the University objectives.

Requirements: Qualifications and Experience

• Hold a degree in Business with Accounting option with at least one year experience in a similar position.

• CPA qualifications at at least the intermediate level.

• Excellent grasp of computer applications, especially Excel.

• Experience working with an accounting system.

Requirements: Qualifications and Experience

• Versatile and willing to take up any assignments within the department when necessary.

• Good communication skill and interpersonal relationships.

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Person of high integrity and good morals in line with the Christian Values of the university.

• A committed born-again evangelical Christian.