Graduate Trainee - Finance and Accounting
2025-06-11T07:27:14+00:00
Pawa IT Solutions
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Computers
Accounting & Finance
2025-06-20T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Graduate Trainee - Finance and Accounting at Pawa IT Solutions
At Pawa IT Solutions, we deliver the promise and offerings of Cloud to businesses and institutions. We strive to provide our customers with the best user and product experience in the cloud, enabling your organization to get the ROI it deserves from this investment right from our inception in 2013. Our Core Google Cloud Offerings, which we have certification and specializations for include G Suite, GCP and Google for Education
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented graduate to join our Accounting and Finance team as a Graduate Trainee. This program is designed to provide hands-on experience and training across various finance functions, including accounts payable and receivable, financial reporting, budgeting, and tax compliance. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in accounting or finance and a desire to grow within the profession. After a period of 12 months our goal is for the trainee to be converted as a full time employee.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accounts Receivable & Revenue Cycle Management :
- Invoice Management: Assist in the accurate and timely preparation, verification, and distribution of customer invoices.
- Collections & Customer Communication: Actively support the collections process, including courteous and professional communication with customers regarding outstanding payments, under the guidance of senior team members.
- Payment Application & Reconciliation: Assist with the accurate application of customer payments to outstanding invoices and perform reconciliations of the Accounts Receivable sub-ledger to the General Ledger.
- AR Analysis & Reporting : Gain exposure to and support the preparation of AR aging reports, analysis of collection trends, and identification of potential bad debts.
- Dispute Resolution Support: Assist in investigating and resolving customer billing discrepancies or payment issues.
- General Accounting & Financial Operations Support:
- Data Entry & Record Keeping: Accurately input financial data into SAP, maintaining well-organized, up-to-date, and easily retrievable financial records.
- Accounts Payable Support: Coordinate and assist in processing supplier and operational payments, ensuring adherence to company procedures and payment terms.
- Bank Reconciliations: Support the reconciliation of bank statements with company records to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.
- Month-End Close Assistance: Contribute to the timely closing of monthly accounts by ensuring cash management data, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger entries are accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- Petty Cash Management: Administer and track petty cash usage, prepare reconciliation reports, and ensure timely replenishment and reporting to relevant stakeholders.
- Financial Compliance, Analysis & Projects:
- Tax Compliance Support: Assist in gathering information and supporting the processes for timely statutory financial and tax filings.
- Audit Support: Participate in internal and external audit processes by providing requested documentation, explanations, and support as needed.
- Budgeting & Forecasting Assistance: Support the budgeting and forecasting processes by assisting with data compilation and basic analysis.
- Internal Controls & Process Improvement: Collaborate with various departments to gain an understanding of existing financial processes and internal controls; contribute to identifying areas for improvement.
- Ad-hoc Duties: Undertake any other duties and special projects as assigned by management, relevant to the trainee's development and departmental needs.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Recent graduate (within the past 1 year).
- CPA/ACCA qualification (or in progress) is an added advantage
Accounts Receivable & Revenue Cycle Management : Invoice Management: Assist in the accurate and timely preparation, verification, and distribution of customer invoices. Collections & Customer Communication: Actively support the collections process, including courteous and professional communication with customers regarding outstanding payments, under the guidance of senior team members. Payment Application & Reconciliation: Assist with the accurate application of customer payments to outstanding invoices and perform reconciliations of the Accounts Receivable sub-ledger to the General Ledger. AR Analysis & Reporting : Gain exposure to and support the preparation of AR aging reports, analysis of collection trends, and identification of potential bad debts. Dispute Resolution Support: Assist in investigating and resolving customer billing discrepancies or payment issues. General Accounting & Financial Operations Support: Data Entry & Record Keeping: Accurately input financial data into SAP, maintaining well-organized, up-to-date, and easily retrievable financial records. Accounts Payable Support: Coordinate and assist in processing supplier and operational payments, ensuring adherence to company procedures and payment terms. Bank Reconciliations: Support the reconciliation of bank statements with company records to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies. Month-End Close Assistance: Contribute to the timely closing of monthly accounts by ensuring cash management data, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger entries are accurate, complete, and up-to-date. Petty Cash Management: Administer and track petty cash usage, prepare reconciliation reports, and ensure timely replenishment and reporting to relevant stakeholders. Financial Compliance, Analysis & Projects: Tax Compliance Support: Assist in gathering information and supporting the processes for timely statutory financial and tax filings. Audit Support: Participate in internal and external audit processes by providing requested documentation, explanations, and support as needed. Budgeting & Forecasting Assistance: Support the budgeting and forecasting processes by assisting with data compilation and basic analysis. Internal Controls & Process Improvement: Collaborate with various departments to gain an understanding of existing financial processes and internal controls; contribute to identifying areas for improvement. Ad-hoc Duties: Undertake any other duties and special projects as assigned by management, relevant to the trainee's development and departmental needs.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Recent graduate (within the past 1 year). CPA/ACCA qualification (or in progress) is an added advantage
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Vacancy title:
Graduate Trainee - Finance and Accounting
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Computers, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Pawa IT Solutions
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 20 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Graduate Trainee - Finance and Accounting at Pawa IT Solutions
At Pawa IT Solutions, we deliver the promise and offerings of Cloud to businesses and institutions. We strive to provide our customers with the best user and product experience in the cloud, enabling your organization to get the ROI it deserves from this investment right from our inception in 2013. Our Core Google Cloud Offerings, which we have certification and specializations for include G Suite, GCP and Google for Education
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented graduate to join our Accounting and Finance team as a Graduate Trainee. This program is designed to provide hands-on experience and training across various finance functions, including accounts payable and receivable, financial reporting, budgeting, and tax compliance. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in accounting or finance and a desire to grow within the profession. After a period of 12 months our goal is for the trainee to be converted as a full time employee.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accounts Receivable & Revenue Cycle Management :
- Invoice Management: Assist in the accurate and timely preparation, verification, and distribution of customer invoices.
- Collections & Customer Communication: Actively support the collections process, including courteous and professional communication with customers regarding outstanding payments, under the guidance of senior team members.
- Payment Application & Reconciliation: Assist with the accurate application of customer payments to outstanding invoices and perform reconciliations of the Accounts Receivable sub-ledger to the General Ledger.
- AR Analysis & Reporting : Gain exposure to and support the preparation of AR aging reports, analysis of collection trends, and identification of potential bad debts.
- Dispute Resolution Support: Assist in investigating and resolving customer billing discrepancies or payment issues.
- General Accounting & Financial Operations Support:
- Data Entry & Record Keeping: Accurately input financial data into SAP, maintaining well-organized, up-to-date, and easily retrievable financial records.
- Accounts Payable Support: Coordinate and assist in processing supplier and operational payments, ensuring adherence to company procedures and payment terms.
- Bank Reconciliations: Support the reconciliation of bank statements with company records to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.
- Month-End Close Assistance: Contribute to the timely closing of monthly accounts by ensuring cash management data, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger entries are accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- Petty Cash Management: Administer and track petty cash usage, prepare reconciliation reports, and ensure timely replenishment and reporting to relevant stakeholders.
- Financial Compliance, Analysis & Projects:
- Tax Compliance Support: Assist in gathering information and supporting the processes for timely statutory financial and tax filings.
- Audit Support: Participate in internal and external audit processes by providing requested documentation, explanations, and support as needed.
- Budgeting & Forecasting Assistance: Support the budgeting and forecasting processes by assisting with data compilation and basic analysis.
- Internal Controls & Process Improvement: Collaborate with various departments to gain an understanding of existing financial processes and internal controls; contribute to identifying areas for improvement.
- Ad-hoc Duties: Undertake any other duties and special projects as assigned by management, relevant to the trainee's development and departmental needs.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Recent graduate (within the past 1 year).
- CPA/ACCA qualification (or in progress) is an added advantage
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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