Finance and Administrative Intern

1.0. INTRODUCTION

The African Virtual University (AVU) www.avu.org is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization established by charter with the mandate of significantly increasing access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of information communication technologies. A Charter, establishing the AVU as an Intergovernmental Organization, has been signed so far by eighteen (18) African Governments - Kenya, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Ghana, Republic of Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, South Sudan, Sudan, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. The AVU has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and a Regional office in Dakar Senegal with Host-Country Agreements and Diplomatic Status with the two governments.

2.0. SCOPE OF WORK

The Intern’s responsibilities will be to:

• Assist in maintaining Petty cash book; completely up to date, including record of reconciliations
• Assist in reconciliations of the cash books to the bank statements and GL
• Assist in postings into Apogee accounting software
• Assist in Preparing withholding tax certificates;
• Assist in Filing all Finance and Administration documents
• Assist in VAT exemption processing
• From time to time provide support to AVU projects including bulk photocopying, scanning and binding of documents and any other logistical support;
• The intern shall perform any other duties that may from time to time be assigned by the supervisor.

3.0 COMPETENCE, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

· Must be a mature, respectful and honest person of high integrity that is able to work in a team and make meaningful contributions to the team objective.

· Good communication and sound report-writing skills will be an added advantage.

· Should be quick in understanding, keen in taking instructions, and able to work with minimum supervision.

· Should be willing, ready and able to perform other duties as delegated to him/her by the supervisor.

4.0 QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Finance or Accounting option;
• Qualified CPA part II or equivalent in ACCA;
• Keen and pays attention to detail;
• Ability to work well within a team
• Possess Excel spread sheet and word-processing programs at a highly proficient level;
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet multiple deadlines;
• Detail-oriented with good multi-tasking abilities and communication skills, both oral and written;
• Must be numerate;
• Exposure to one or more computerised accounting packages will be an added advantage;
• The candidate must maintain strict confidentiality in performing the duties of a Finance Intern;
• Flexibility and a can-do approach to tasks and the ability to adapt to a changing and challenging environment;

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications should be sent to job@avu.org and must have FINANCE AND ADMINISRTATIVE INTERN as the email subject
The closing date for this application is FEBRUARY 14TH at 18:00 East African Time (UTC/GMT + 3).