Finance Intern at Fred Hollows Foundation

About the Position

The Finance intern will be exposed to a real industry experience from the academic learning gained in school. This internship is a six months’ program aiming to give a graduate real work experience, personal and professional development through on-job mentorship and coaching.

The Finance Intern will be exposed to processing supplier payments, preparing cash advances and staff refunds, filing both physical documents and soft copies.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Support in the processing of Mpesa transactions to participants ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Review of payment voucher for: Completeness of supporting documents including authorization/signing, Accuracy of the supporting documents/payments and acquittals, Stamping of payment vouchers with “paid stamp”, Attaching payment advice to all payment vouchers
• Creating of transactions in IPOS for review and submission by Finance Assistant
• Confirm all journal vouchers are printed, signed, and filled sequentially.
• Transfer of prior year payment vouchers from the store to filling room.
• Review and file payment vouchers sequentially in the filing cabinet
• Support in documentation retrieval during audit both internal and external
• Support closure of any gap identified during the internal audit process
• Review petty cash transactions support documents before replenishment
• Support the operations department when called upon to do so
• Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time by your supervisor.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance Business Administration, or related field
• Any professional qualification will be an added advantage.
• Previous internship experience in a similar role is desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Excel, Word, Outlook
• Knowledge working with Finance Systems
• Good communication skills, both written and oral
• Demonstrate initiative and resourcefulness to identify and solve issues proactively