Accounting Intern (Paid) – Finance Team at Red Giant Media Agency

Role Overview

• As an Accounting Intern at Red Giant, you will work full-time from our Nairobi office and gain hands-on experience supporting daily finance operations within a fast-paced creative agency. This internship is ideal for a proactive, detail-oriented graduate who is excited to build practical finance skills in an experiential marketing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing monthly financial reports, schedules, and analyses.
• Support budgeting and forecasting for activations, events, and internal projects.
• Help manage accounts receivable and accounts payable processes (invoicing, tracking, follow-ups, supplier payments support).
• Support reconciliations (bank, vendor, customer accounts) and maintain proper documentation.
• Contribute to basic financial modeling and planning for campaigns and agency operations.
• Use data analysis tools (especially Excel/Google Sheets) to organize data, build summaries, and support reporting.
• Support compliance documentation related to Kenyan taxes (e.g., VAT, PAYE, Withholding Tax, eTIMS/ETR support where applicable).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure finance processes align with operational needs.
• Assist with ad-hoc finance tasks and presentations as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum grade: B+ and above in academics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (and/or Google Sheets); confidence using formulas and organizing datasets.
• Knowledge of ERP systems is a must.
• Basic understanding of Kenyan tax concepts (VAT, PAYE, WHT) is an added advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks independently and as part of a team.
• Prior internship/attachment experience or finance-related academic projects is a plus.

What We Offer

• A paid full-time internship in a fast-paced and exciting agency environment.
• Practical exposure to finance operations in the media, events, and experiential marketing industry.
• Hands-on involvement in large-scale campaigns and activations.
• Growth through mentorship, learning opportunities, and professional development.
• A supportive and collaborative work culture.