Internship Opportunities

Finance Officer Intern

We were seeking to strengthen our service delivery platform by recruiting a highly motivated individual for the position of Finance officer intern (graduate training). The position holder will join a dynamic team of solvers in the finance department to deliver strategic financial plans for the kawallet project.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounts.
• In-depth knowledge of URA in regards to taxes obligations, tax filing, submission and payment processes
• Strong finance analytical skills with attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in the Fintech industry will be an added advantage.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Strong report writing skills and communication skills.
• Excellent team leadership, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• ICT knowledge is an added advantage

Responsibilities for Finance Officer Intern (2 positions)

Core

You will be responsible for creating exceptional finance management experience by;

• Collecting, interpreting, and reviewing financial information available on Kawallet database.
• Predicting future financial trends.
• Reporting to finance manager and stakeholders, and providing advice on how the company and future business decisions might be impacted.
• Producing financial reports related to budgets, account payables, account receivables, expenses etc.
• Developing long-term business plans based on these reports.
• Reviewing, monitoring, and managing budgets.
• Developing strategies that work to minimise financial risk.
• Analysing market trends and competitors.
• Preparing financial statements, business activity reports, and forecasts.
• Monitoring financial details to ensure that legal requirements are met.
• Supervising kawallet agents who do financial reporting and budgeting.
• Reviewing company financial reports and seek ways to reduce costs.
• Analysing market trends to find opportunities for expansion.
• Helping management make financial decisions.
• Drive the continuous improvement of end-to-end accounting practices.
• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments, and similar accounting entries.
• Dealing with working capital management and production of cash flow forecasts.
• Leading the team responsible for payroll, VAT and HMRC processes.
• Managing an end-to-end audit process of current systems – while acting as the first point of contact for external auditors.
• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments, and similar accounting entries.

General

• Attending all remote and physical meetings when called upon except for situations when you are not in a good health condition, or due to unavoidable conditions. In this case prior notice to the team leader will be required.
• Travel with the team when called upon to visit and engage with students and parents during school events like visitations, PTAs, activation, or sales promotional days.
• Take part in all Kawallet related activities taking place at our offices in Bukoto (Plot 6 – 10 Kiwana rd) and or at Resilient Africa Network (plot 28 upper kololo terrace) when called upon. These may include but not limited to generation & validation of account numbers, generation of qr-codes for key holders, testing key holders, assembly of key holders & reassembly of faulty key holders, cleaning and packaging all key holders, system education, interacting with parents, brainstorming new ideas and developing mock-ups.
• Travelling around Kampala to purchase required items, physically or remotely meet service providers and or producers on behalf of the company.
• Making courtesy mobile phone calls to teammates and some clients as may be required.
• Engaging with our producers and or service providers when called upon and treating them with maximum respect and dignity.

Product Knowledge

• Learn all product/service details, specifications, prices, and capabilities as they regularly change, so as to always be equipped with the most up-to-date product information.
• Always provide accurate product information to our partners, teammates.
• By the end of this training period, you should demonstrate the ability to diagnose and resolve technical and non-technical issues with Kawallet application and other accessories.
• Take initiative to continuously improve your product/service knowledge and soft customer service skills to better serve our customers from time to time.

Administrative

• Support in always building a conducive environment for all your team members both at office, field or remotely.
• Escalate unresolved issues or questions to your team leader.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Working Hours

Both official and field work hours for the Kawallet team members are based on business requirements and weekends and evening hours may be required. As an intern, you will be required to be available for a minimum of 5 hours each day as will be indicated on your schedule in your offer letter. Some of the training workshops will be conducted online.

Internship period

Your internship period will start on Monday 15th January 2024 and run for two months till Friday 15th March 2024. Upon completion of your internship, a permanent offer may be made to you after evaluation of your contribution during your involvement with Kawallet should you wish to stay.

Stipend

There is a monthly stipend of UGX 250,000. Field transportation will be catered. We award bonus allowances to exceptional interns who go above and beyond in hitting their daily KPIs. No overtime will be paid to any kawallet team member unless prior written request is given by KAWALLET to engage you outside normal working hours.

Application

You were required to send your CV & cover letter to talent@kawalletug.com not later than 5.00pm EAT, 31st December 2023