Portfolio Accountant at Northwave Credit Ltd

PORTFOLIO ACCOUNANT

Our Growing Company Northwave Credit Limited a Non deposit taking Mfi is looking to hire a Portfolio Account to join our team in Nairobi.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will play a crucial role in managing revenue and costs by supporting the business in financial planning and forecasting and also responsible for portfolio management of the institution.

• Budget preparation and allocation by making decisions that may arise on financial reporting, operational workflow, valuation, over/under expense on accruals, loans and fund accounting
• Cash Management and Bank Reconciliations
• Review and analyze properly financial reports that include income statement, balance sheets, general ledger, cash flow statements, Mpesa/bank reconciliations and other support documents, to ensure material accuracy of property level reporting
• Investors Management
• Management of sales agent Commission as per tax regulations applicable
• Verifying of Loan files before disbursement via online banking or any other mode.
• Assist with Monthly, quarterly and yearly audit reports
• Daily Cash, mpesa, bank payment postings etc.
• Handling of Vendors/suppliers invoices and postdated Cheque & NTSA handling .
• In charge of portfolio management and collection follow ups
• Petty cash reports Carrying out any other related tasks as might be required from time to time
• Follow up and monitoring of all unpaid accounts, accounts due, top up accounts and accounts due for security withdrawals.
• Deliver accurate Loan information to the clients in accordance with the client loan agreements, authoritative accounting roles, industry standards and company policies and procedures
• Working directly with counterparts across clients support and performance, input to, agree and manage schedules for production of client reporting’s.
• Able to develop, document and maintain the standard processes and procedures around all loans and cash managements activities across multiple jurisdictions.

Skills & requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, business, finance or a related business course.
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience in a busy Micro finance environment.
• Strong analytical skills including excel, with an appreciation of financial management.
• Must have strong time planning and multi-tasking skills.
• Demonstrate leadership ability, capability of working independently, strong organizational skills and flexibility are important skills.
• Must be a highly motivated and ambitious individual with unquestionable integrity.