Finance Intern at Busara Center

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is an advisory and research organization focused on evaluation and implementation of behavioral interventions in understudied countries and populations. Busara’s mission is to work with researchers and organizations to advance and apply behavioral science in pursuit of poverty alleviation. This involves the application of research and rigorous methods to enable partners to improve program design, evaluate existing programs, and optimize internal processes. To this end, Busara has worked with a variety of organizations in an advisory capacity to apply behavioral insights, build analytical models, and develop new products. In addition, in its research center capacity, Busara operates a Nairobi-based lab capable of implementing advanced experiments in psychology, behavioral economics and other academic disciplines.Role Purpose StatementWe are seeking an energetic, responsible intern to join our growing organization. In this position, you will be expected to learn the ins-and-outs of our daily routines and procedures. You will focus on supporting the finance department by providing administrative finance work while observing different aspects of accounting, procurement, compliance, asset management, and financial reporting to increase and improve financial services to the entire organization.The Finance Intern will support the finance department in providing financial, accounting, compliance, and procurement assistance to improve the finance department’s processes and procedures.Duties and responsibilities Provide general accounting assistanceAssist in the collection of quotations, bids, and the creation of procurement requests.Follow-up on timesheets and ensure people submit their timesheets mostly to the project teams.Help with accounts receivable, payable, and bank statement reconciliation.Assist with audit requirements and provide support for the annual budgeting process.Assist in managing the emails from our consultants, for example, K2Y, sifting the emails and forwarding them to the appropriate Busara personnel and follow up with the person to closeSupport with data entry and asset managementAssist in the solicitation of quotations, proposals, and tendering processes for procurement.Assist in the timely analysis of procurement quotations received.Assist in the distribution of vendor communications, including local purchase orders.Perform other tasks as requested by your line manager. Required Skills and Experience Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in accounting and finance or related areaExperience with compliance and procurement processesPrevious internship experience in a similar role is desirable.Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Excel, Word, OutlookGood communication skills, both written and oralDemonstrate initiative and resourcefulness to identify and solve issues proactively