The Finance Assistant, as part of the Finance team (reporting to the Senior Finance Officer), will work flexibly and collegially to support the Finance department and other stakeholders in the financial management system of AECF. The role provides timely and efficient accounting and financial support services, ensuring accuracy and completeness in the accruals process, data management and reporting, and maintaining high financial management and control standards.
Key responsibilities:
- Timely and accurate accrual of all transactions in the ERP system.
- Assist in managing vendor accounts, ensuring reconciliations are done on time and vendor issues are addressed promptly.
- Prepare bank reconciliation statements as assigned and bring matters requiring action to the attention of the Senior Finance Officer.
- Prepare other account reconciliations and address issues arising from them.
- Participate in the monthly accounts closure exercise, ensuring the finance system's accounting routine actions are handled and concerns escalated.
- Assist in document retrieval during institutional and project audits.
- Maintain relationships with service providers for timely and quality services.
- Perform any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics, commerce or finance from a recognized university.
- Professional qualification in finance (CPA, ACCA) or a related field; member of a professional body.
- At least three years of experience managing the finances of a >$20 million international non-profit organization with a mix of funding sources, preferably bilateral donors.
- Working experience with FCDO, GAC, KfW, IFC, EU, World Bank and SIDA.
- Experience working in an ERP environment and strong proficiency in advanced Excel features.
- Fluent in English; proficiency in additional languages such as French is preferred.
About AECF: the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund is a development institution that finances early and growth-stage businesses in agribusiness, renewable energy and climate-smart technologies to create jobs and sustainable incomes in rural and marginalized communities in Africa. It is headquartered in Kenya, with offices in Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Sudan, Benin and Somalia.
Closing date: 22/10/2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online at https://recruitment.aecfafrica.org. Applications must be received by October 22, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. AECF does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.