Finance Intern
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Finance jobs
We are looking for a superstar Finance Intern to help support our Finance department for our network of schools. You will be responsible for billing approved purchase orders, ensuring opex and capex transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger and initiating payment processes. In addition, you will support in bank account reconciliations and tax filing.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.
ABOUT NOVA PIONEER
Imagine a world in which every young person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in the 21st century. A school that cares about individual students and allows them to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing skills than on memorizing content. At Nova Pioneer, we have done more than just imagine this future, we are bringing it to life. Nova Pioneer is a pan-African, independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from pre-primary through secondary school. Nova Pioneer uses a unique, enquiry-based learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead of telling them the “what”. It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration, investigation and collaboration. Nova Pioneer currently has 16 schools in South Africa and Kenya with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students across the African continent in the next decade. To learn more visitwww.novapioneer.com.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Key responsibilities for the role include:
Billing of purchase orders on NetSuite ERP
Ensuring all purchase orders authorised are matched to a valid invoice
Ensuring that VAT and withholding taxes are accurately captured on NetSuite before billing invoices
Ensuring capital expenditure items are accurately recorded in the fixed assets register
Assisting in payments allocation to bills
Reconciling parent company bank accounts
Assisting in processing payments each month
Assisting in addressing procurer issues during semi-monthly payment meetings
Any other duties that may be assigned time to time
ABOUT YOU
Skills & Qualifications required:
Bachelor’s degree of Commerce Accounting / Finance
CPA II and above
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and escalate issues in a timely manner.
You have great interpersonal and communication skills which include professional and cordial meeting, telephone and email etiquette.
Proven team player, flexible and friendly.
Pays attention to detail, displays a high level of integrity and is deadline driven.
Eager to learn and accept feedback as a positive step to professional growth
Excitement about our organizational culture—and in particular, be fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a fire-hose of feedback.
Ability to treat all confidential information with the utmost professionalism.
HOW TO APPLY
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you? If so, then apply now!
To apply, please complete the form on the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are emailed to us.
Please note: You are encouraged to attach your resume in PDF format to protect formatting.
There are a series of stages in the Nova Pioneer interview process and candidates will be moved forward in the process depending on their success in the previous stage. The process is as follows:
Phone interview: a short conversation to understand your skills and experience a little better.
Practical demonstration of what you can do: you will complete a written task or a demonstration related to the role you are applying for. Teachers sit an assessment and deliver a lesson to a class.
Final interview: you’ll have a final conversation with the hiring manager before decisions are made.
WORKING AT NOVA PIONEER
Nova Pioneer is a place where our people experience tremendous growth, fast! We invest heavily in the growth of our people because it leads to greater mastery in both us and our students. “Novaneers” work harder and work longer hours than at most schools but as a result, the growth they experience is extraordinary. We offer consistent and ongoing professional development and provide clear career pathways that ensure that our people are always achieving their personal and professional best. Nova Pioneer has a highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment where our people get to bring their creative and innovative ideas to life. We look for people who are flexible and who are able to adapt and respond quickly to adversity with a positive, can-do attitude (there are no problems, only solutions!). We welcome challenges and roll with the punches because it makes us, and our students, better. There is no problem too big for us! We work hard but we also have a lot of fun together. We bring infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning. Read more about our culture principleshere
Nova Pioneer will never request an application fee from candidates. If you are contacted with a request to pay a fee from someone claiming to be a Nova Pioneer Talent or Recruitment representative, please do not pay them and report it to us immediately on talent.ke@novapioneer.com or talent.sa@novapioneer.com.
Finance Intern
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Finance jobs
We are looking for a superstar Finance Intern to help support our Finance department for our network of schools. You will be responsible for billing approved purchase orders, ensuring opex and capex transactions are accurately recorded in the general ledger and initiating payment processes. In addition, you will support in bank account reconciliations and tax filing.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century.
ABOUT NOVA PIONEER
Imagine a world in which every young person across Africa attends a school that truly sets them up for success in the 21st century. A school that cares about individual students and allows them to explore the world around them. A school that focuses more on developing skills than on memorizing content. At Nova Pioneer, we have done more than just imagine this future, we are bringing it to life. Nova Pioneer is a pan-African, independent network of schools offering high quality, accessible education from pre-primary through secondary school. Nova Pioneer uses a unique, enquiry-based learning approach that encourages students to ask “why” instead of telling them the “what”. It allows them to form their own thinking through exploration, investigation and collaboration. Nova Pioneer currently has 16 schools in South Africa and Kenya with a vision to launch 100 schools and reach tens of thousands of students across the African continent in the next decade. To learn more visitwww.novapioneer.com.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Key responsibilities for the role include:
Billing of purchase orders on NetSuite ERP
Ensuring all purchase orders authorised are matched to a valid invoice
Ensuring that VAT and withholding taxes are accurately captured on NetSuite before billing invoices
Ensuring capital expenditure items are accurately recorded in the fixed assets register
Assisting in payments allocation to bills
Reconciling parent company bank accounts
Assisting in processing payments each month
Assisting in addressing procurer issues during semi-monthly payment meetings
Any other duties that may be assigned time to time
ABOUT YOU
Skills & Qualifications required:
Bachelor’s degree of Commerce Accounting / Finance
CPA II and above
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and escalate issues in a timely manner.
You have great interpersonal and communication skills which include professional and cordial meeting, telephone and email etiquette.
Proven team player, flexible and friendly.
Pays attention to detail, displays a high level of integrity and is deadline driven.
Eager to learn and accept feedback as a positive step to professional growth
Excitement about our organizational culture—and in particular, be fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a fire-hose of feedback.
Ability to treat all confidential information with the utmost professionalism.
HOW TO APPLY
Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you? If so, then apply now!
To apply, please complete the form on the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are emailed to us.
Please note: You are encouraged to attach your resume in PDF format to protect formatting.
There are a series of stages in the Nova Pioneer interview process and candidates will be moved forward in the process depending on their success in the previous stage. The process is as follows:
Phone interview: a short conversation to understand your skills and experience a little better.
Practical demonstration of what you can do: you will complete a written task or a demonstration related to the role you are applying for. Teachers sit an assessment and deliver a lesson to a class.
Final interview: you’ll have a final conversation with the hiring manager before decisions are made.
WORKING AT NOVA PIONEER
Nova Pioneer is a place where our people experience tremendous growth, fast! We invest heavily in the growth of our people because it leads to greater mastery in both us and our students. “Novaneers” work harder and work longer hours than at most schools but as a result, the growth they experience is extraordinary. We offer consistent and ongoing professional development and provide clear career pathways that ensure that our people are always achieving their personal and professional best. Nova Pioneer has a highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment where our people get to bring their creative and innovative ideas to life. We look for people who are flexible and who are able to adapt and respond quickly to adversity with a positive, can-do attitude (there are no problems, only solutions!). We welcome challenges and roll with the punches because it makes us, and our students, better. There is no problem too big for us! We work hard but we also have a lot of fun together. We bring infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning. Read more about our culture principleshere
Nova Pioneer will never request an application fee from candidates. If you are contacted with a request to pay a fee from someone claiming to be a Nova Pioneer Talent or Recruitment representative, please do not pay them and report it to us immediately on talent.ke@novapioneer.com or talent.sa@novapioneer.com.