Internship Opportunity - Finance at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sort, organize and index supporting documentation received from country teams and grantees to ensure that records are easily traceable and retrieval-ready for review and audit purposes.
• Conduct preliminary completeness checks on submitted supporting documents against donor and internal compliance checklists, flagging gaps or anomalies to the responsible Program Finance Officer for action.
• Maintain an up-to-date tracker of documentation status by country, partner, and submission cycle, and proactively follow up with country teams to obtain missing or corrected documents within agreed turnaround times.
• Support timely first-submission and resubmission of supporting documentation to donors, including assembling submission packs, ensuring naming and labelling conventions are met, and contributing to the achievement of the 95% approved-expenditure threshold.
• Coordinate with the records management team to organize scanning, filing, and labelling of YEFFA supporting documentation, ensuring accurate retrieval, proper archival and a positive audit rating for the Program Finance function.
• Support Program Finance Officers in donor resubmission and compliance rectification processes, including drafting follow-up emails to country teams and submitters to expedite the closure of outstanding documentation queries.

Key Qualifications required:

• A recent graduate or final-year student pursuing accounting or finance, or related field.
• Basic understanding of financial management and reporting practices.
• Good organizational, time management, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work in a multicultural, fast-paced environment.

If you believe you are the right person for this internship, kindly submit:

• A cover letter expressing interest in the internship.
• An updated curriculum vitae (CV).
• Copies of relevant academic certificates or transcripts.
• Contact details for referees, if requested.