Job description
British American Tobacco has an exciting opportunity for a Finance (Accounts Payable) Intern to join our team in Nairobi.
Purpose Statement
To execute the delivery of specific elements of accounts payable tasks ensuring a high level of accuracy and timeliness. The job holder will need to ensure process compliance so that source system data is complete and accurate as well as adhering to policies, procedures and accounting standards.
Key Deliverables
Ensure invoices are properly coded and fulfil the legal fiscal and regulatory requirements of an invoice.
Scan the invoices in the Optical Character Reader (OCR) system accurately and in time to avoid any delays in supplier payments.
Follow up with suppliers for month end statements and undertake supplier reconciliations.
Ensure that all manual finance documents are stored in line with records management policies and retrieve these in a timely manner when requested by approvers, internal and external auditors.
Address and meet supplier information requests in a timely and accurate manner
Build effective relationships with the remote shared service teams to ensure that scanned invoices are posted correctly within agreed timelines .
Coordinate with both remote shared service teams to update the master data entries for vendors as and when the need arises
Prepare withholding tax and withholding VAT entries.
Requirement
Bachelors Degree in Business Management, Finance or Accounting
CPA (K) Finalist or ACCA Finalist
Good understanding of computer software packages like Microsoft Word, Advanced excel
Ability to communicate effectively
Working knowledge of SAP is an added advantage
Working knowledge of Company Law and Tax regulations
