The position

The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, Kenya) operates 5 schools in various cities in Kenya and provides nursery to senior secondary education in both national and international curricula. It is part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.

The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi (AKA, Nairobi) is an IB continuum school in Kenya authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum (IB) from Early Years through to Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP). With over 1000 students, AKA, Nairobi is a multi-cultural school with a variety of nationalities represented in our student and teaching faculty.

The Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi - Junior School has an opening for a temporary position: Finance Assistant (Maternity Reliever).

Role Summary

The Finance Assistant supports the efficient financial operations of the Academy by ensuring timely billing, fee collection, reconciliation, and accurate financial record-keeping. The role exists to maintain transparent, compliant, and well-documented financial processes that support effective school administration and enable sound financial decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and comply with the Academy’s financial policies, procedures and statutory requirements.
• Record, reconcile, bank, invoice and receipt all student fees and payments accurately and on time.
• Maintain accurate student ledgers, statements and resolve account discrepancies.
• Support fee collection, debtor follow-ups and reporting of outstanding balances.
• Manage petty cash, staff floats and approved disbursements in line with policy.
• Process refunds, reimbursements and caution fee transactions under supervision.
• Coordinate supplier invoices, payments, inventory records and store controls.
• Prepare financial reports, billing summaries and reconciliation support as required.
• Ensure compliance, documentation readiness and support for internal and external audits.
• Provide financial and administrative support for school activities, events and departmental needs.

The requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CPA Part II, ACCA Level II, or equivalent professional certification is mandatory.
• Minimum of 2–3 years’ relevant experience in finance, accounting, or administrative support preferably in an educational or service-oriented environment.

About the Agency

The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the Global South. AKES currently operates over 190 pre-primary, primary, secondary and higher secondary schools and more than 100 non-formal education programmes in diverse geographic locations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates. Most schools offer their respective country's national curricula, with some schools in East Africa and Bangladesh also offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). AKES employs over 6,500 teachers and staff and educates over 104,700 students. More information...

• Implement and comply with the Academy’s financial policies, procedures and statutory requirements.
• Record, reconcile, bank, invoice and receipt all student fees and payments accurately and on time.
• Maintain accurate student ledgers, statements and resolve account discrepancies.
• Support fee collection, debtor follow-ups and reporting of outstanding balances.
• Manage petty cash, staff floats and approved disbursements in line with policy.
• Process refunds, reimbursements and caution fee transactions under supervision.
• Coordinate supplier invoices, payments, inventory records and store controls.
• Prepare financial reports, billing summaries and reconciliation support as required.
• Ensure compliance, documentation readiness and support for internal and external audits.
• Provide financial and administrative support for school activities, events and departmental needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• CPA Part II, ACCA Level II, or equivalent professional certification is mandatory.