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Job Title: Finance & Administrative Assistant (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: SHONA Capital
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
SHONA grows East African Good Businesses. A Good Business is a viable business that positively benefits society by creating and balancing value for all its stakeholders, including customers, employees, owners, value chain partners and the communities in which it is based. By 2030, our goal is to build a community of at least 1,000 Good Businesses positively benefitting at least 35 million people.
Job Summary: Shona Capital is seeking a Finance & Administrative Assistant
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Finance & Accounting – 70%
- Reviewing and processing requisitions and reimbursement claims.
- Assisting the investment team with credit control processes, budget planning, and expense analysis.
- Maintaining a digital record of all financial transactions, documents, and supplier information.
- Process loan disbursements, ensuring all necessary approvals and processing steps are complete
- Monitor loan repayments, reconciling them across various transaction channels, and keeping the portfolio management team updated with accurate information.
Administration-30%
- Ensuring the office is stocked with necessary supplies and that all equipment is working and properly maintained.
- Planning, scheduling, and promoting office events, including meetings, conferences, interviews, orientations, and training sessions.
- Manage office premises and ensure it provides a safe and productive working environment.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Education & Work Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, with a major in business, finance, accounting or economics. ACCA or CPA qualification is an added advantage.
- 2-3 years of experience in a finance and admin role, preferably in a financial institution
Skills + Capabilities
- Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Hands-on experience with accounting software like QuickBooks
- Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
SHONA Foundational Skills
These are core foundational skills that apply to all members of our team.
- Independence/Self Starter – Ability to assess and initiate things independently. Ability to manage a growing task/project without much guidance or structure. A person who is sufficiently motivated or ambitious to work on their own initiative without needing direction. Shows Initiative and is proactive in taking action.
- Business Acumen – Ability to understand how a business operates and makes money, and to proactively anticipate, navigate and leverage trends impacting the business.
- Proven at accomplishing results – Diligent executor, result driven and methodical in their execution.
- Team collaborator – Ability to work as a team to achieve the common goal.
- Life-long learner – Has a growth mindset, is curious and demonstrates a commitment to continued learning and development
- Intellectual curiosity – The desire to want to know more, to poke around in blind spots and new areas, to make connections between different challenges and opportunities to cross-pollinate ideas.
- Resilience and perseverance – The ability to thrive in a variety of circumstances.
- High emotional intelligence – Self-aware, self-regulated, strong interpersonal skills, curious about people and empathetic.
- Relationship building – Ability to quickly build rapport and engagement with people, including listening and clear communication.
- Analytical skills – Ability to collect, gather, visualize and analyze information in detail and see a problem or situation from different points of view. Analytical skills allow you to solve complex problems by making decisions in the most effective way.
- Project management – Ability to plan, execute, coordinate – leading to completion of the work of a team, achieving specific goals and meet specific success criteria in the required timeframe
- Technology Savvy – Ability to use a computer and online tools to support effective delivery of SHONA work, including but not limited to Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint and Email.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
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