Jobs at Busara Center

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update the fixed asset register.
• Maintain and update general and subsidiary ledgers, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Perform monthly bank and M-Pesa reconciliations.
• Reconcile and file VAT, WHVAT, and WHT in Kenya.
• Review the tax ledgers of Busara entities and liaise with our external consultants to ensure taxes are filed.
• Maintain and reconcile cash floats advanced to staff, ensuring proper tracking, allocation, and timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Review and post the corporate credit card transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies.
• Create and run amortizations on NetSuite and ensure the correct balance for prepayments and accruals.
• Review transactions in NetSuite to ensure costs are correctly allocated to the appropriate teams/divisions.
• Ensure project teams receive monthly P&Ls and support the R&A team with P&L queries.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual internal reports.
• Provide support in reviewing timesheets recorded in NetSuite and reflected in financial or operational reports.
• Assist in documenting and continuously improving business processes and accounting policies to fortify internal controls and enhance transparency.
• Contribute to optimal daily accounting operations and financial reporting as assigned.
• Contribute to continuous process improvements and system automation to drive efficiency and improve on quality of outputs.
• Support annual audits through audit preparation, including preparing schedules and responding to auditor queries.
• Any other tasks as may be required or assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration; 
• CPA Intermediate/ACCA Applied Skills level
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Working knowledge of accounting software use and administration skills
• An enthusiastic team player and strong interpersonal skills.
• A hands-on learner with integrity and a desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written) and the ability to clearly communicate within a business setting.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and integrity 
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
• Positive working attitude, with a focus on results

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The Research and Advisory Intern will report to an Associate and will work closely alongside other members of the Research and Advisory Division. As an intern, they will support the Research and Advisory division in the assigned project and any other projects as needed.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

Interns will work closely with Project leads in completing the tasks assigned below, but may be asked to contribute to Busara’s work in various other ways:

• Support in design and development of research and advisory projects focused on using behavioral science to alleviate global poverty
• Implement qualitative and quantitative behavioral research
• Develop and pilot instruments
• Support in management of large scale field and lab projects with leading academics and institutions
• Organize, clean, and analyze data
• Support in dissemination of results, prepare project reports, and present results
• Engage in internal projects, if needed
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the project supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:

• Students in their final semester in masters/undergraduate programs. 
• Busara loves diversity of thought and we will accept applicants from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds– Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Public Policy, Political Science, Statistics, Marketing and so on. A Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or related fields.
• High level of self-motivation and energy, an optimistic “can-do” attitude
• Interest in qualitative and quantitative research or data analytic skill. 
• Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player.
• Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 
• Interest in behavioral science.