Finance Assistant

Nova Pioneer is looking for a superstar Finance Assistant to help manage its Accounting & Reporting function for a short stint of 3 months as a maternity reliever. 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.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications required:

• A Bachelor’s Degree (in Business preferred)
  
• CPA (K) or Finalist or its equivalent (ACCA, CA etc)
  
• A minimum of 1-2 years of working experience.
  
• Experience in GL management - specifically AP management.
  
• Experience in a startup or in a company that gives you significant autonomy and responsibility is a plus!
  
• Results driven: goal oriented, moves fast and takes ownership of work.
  
• Have strong skills working with data:
  • Know how to structure data in a compelling way
    
  • Analyze data to pull out key insights and trends &
    
  • Make data-driven decisions.
    
• Have strong project management skills: able to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines and targets.
  
• 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.