About Peach Cars KE

Peach Cars KE is an e-commerce solution revolutionizing car ownership in sub-Saharan Africa. We started with an automotive marketplace, leveraging technology and robust offline operations to reduce pain points in the market for locally-used vehicles, delivering quality, convenience, and value to our customers. At Peach, we believe cars are more than their component parts - t...

Responsibilities

Specifically, the Finance Associate at Peach can expect to lead/own the following elements:

Sales Payment Confirmation & Verification

• Confirm all inbound payments related to sales, including deposits and balance payments, ensuring timely and accurate payment tracking for financial clarity
• Track and verify outbound disbursements (e.g., seller payouts, broker payments).
• Collaborate with Sales to ensure that internal records match the actual vehicle transactions

Deposit Account Reconciliation

• Maintain and reconcile the car sales deposit account on a monthly basis, resulting in a fully reconciled account that supports accurate reporting and compliance.
• Identify and escalate any variances or unexplained entries.

Invoice Management

• Generate sales invoices and ETRs once ownership transfer is confirmed by the Sales Admin Team, ensuring all invoices are issued promptly and aligned with transactions.
• Post all sales invoices into QuickBooks for accurate financial recording.

Documentation & Process Support

• Maintain the digital filing system for all vehicle-related financial documents (MEGA) to ensure organized, auditable records.
• Support in tracking the full payment-to-invoice lifecycle for each sale.
• Assist in refining and documenting sales-related processes to improve operational efficiency

Cross-Functional Finance Support

• Collaborate with the Finance Associates on specific assignments related to reconciliations, bookkeeping, supplier payments, or tracking metrics, contributing to flexible, responsive support that strengthens team output.
• Participate in any ad hoc tasks assigned by the line manager.

Requirements

Must Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 1–2 years’ experience in a finance/Accounting role handling payments, invoicing, and reconciliations.
• Hands-on bank/deposit account reconciliations with variance investigation and clearance.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, reconc templates, data cleaning).
• Working knowledge of invoicing and ETR issuance; ability to post sales invoices accurately.
• Familiarity with accounting systems (QuickBooks required for day-to-day posting).
• Meticulous documentation habits; comfortable maintaining audit-ready digital files (e.g., MEGA/Drive).
• High attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and follow-through under daily and month-end deadlines.
• Integrity and confidentiality handling sensitive financial and customer data.
• Knowledge of tax/compliance basics related to sales invoices/ETR.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication; responsive to stakeholders (Finance & Sales)

• Confirm all inbound payments related to sales, including deposits and balance payments, ensuring timely and accurate payment tracking for financial clarity
• Track and verify outbound disbursements (e.g., seller payouts, broker payments).
• Collaborate with Sales to ensure that internal records match the actual vehicle transactions
• Maintain and reconcile the car sales deposit account on a monthly basis, resulting in a fully reconciled account that supports accurate reporting and compliance.
• Identify and escalate any variances or unexplained entries.
• Generate sales invoices and ETRs once ownership transfer is confirmed by the Sales Admin Team, ensuring all invoices are issued promptly and aligned with transactions.
• Post all sales invoices into QuickBooks for accurate financial recording.
• Maintain the digital filing system for all vehicle-related financial documents (MEGA) to ensure organized, auditable records.
• Support in tracking the full payment-to-invoice lifecycle for each sale.
• Assist in refining and documenting sales-related processes to improve operational efficiency
• Collaborate with the Finance Associates on specific assignments related to reconciliations, bookkeeping, supplier payments, or tracking metrics, contributing to flexible, responsive support that strengthens team output.
• Participate in any ad hoc tasks assigned by the line manager.

• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, reconc templates, data cleaning).
• Working knowledge of invoicing and ETR issuance; ability to post sales invoices accurately.
• Familiarity with accounting systems (QuickBooks required for day-to-day posting).
• Meticulous documentation habits; comfortable maintaining audit-ready digital files (e.g., MEGA/Drive).
• High attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and follow-through under daily and month-end deadlines.
• Integrity and confidentiality handling sensitive financial and customer data.
• Knowledge of tax/compliance basics related to sales invoices/ETR.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication; responsive to stakeholders (Finance & Sales)

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 1–2 years’ experience in a finance/Accounting role handling payments, invoicing, and reconciliations.
• Hands-on bank/deposit account reconciliations with variance investigation and clearance.