Finance and Administrative Officer

Job Purpose

• The role of a Finance Officer at Watu involves a variety of responsibilities aimed at managing financial operations, ensure accurate reporting and compliance with regulations, provide strategic financial insights, and support risk management.
• This role is crucial for maintaining financial health, optimizing processes, and contributing to the organization's growth and stability.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Ensuring that required Excel sheets for HQ reporting are filled out accurately and on time
• Ensure that the office is in compliance with all local, state and federal tax laws
• Advise on VAT taxation for outgoing invoices
• Monitoring the cash flow and expenses of the office and ensuring all transactions are recorded
• Monitor all bank balances and reconcile transactions with bank statements
• Assist HQ in the preparation of payroll including calculating tax and pension deductions
• Make tax payments and filings and receive receipts for payment of taxes
• Monitor performance of all branches and report on trends, red flags, etc
• Research, find and implement tools to assist in the real-time reporting of key performance indicators of branches
• Assist with administrative tasks for the office as needed
• Supports in annual Audit processes (Statutory, tax and Data protection)
• Continually evaluating this process for improvement and making suggestions to management on how to make it faster and more accurate
• Reporting all company related expenses (transport, installation related expenses) in an accurate manner
• Carrying out other tasks as requested by the company management

What You Bring

• Passion: An unyielding passion for financial technology and a commitment to driving financial inclusion
• Leadership: Proven experience in managing and motivating high-performing sales teams
• Innovation: A knack for thinking outside the box, exploring new avenues, and staying ahead of the curve
• Customer Focus: Exceptional customer relationship skills and a genuine desire to make a positive impact on people's lives
• Adaptability: The ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and embrace change as an opportunity

Technical skills

• Highly analytical with a high degree of competency in Excel/Google Sheets, Smartsheet software and other analytical tools
• Google documents
• Ability to work with finance software such as Oracle, Peachtree, MS Documents,

Qualifications

Education Level

• BSc. Accounting, Bachelor's degree in management, finance, or related field; MBA or similar higher degree a plus

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Administration, HR, Finance, Logistics
• Exceptional organization and planning skills, ability to manage and follow work plans
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, able to negotiate, influence, give effective feedback, and be a team player
• Able to manage stress effectively, juggle competing priorities, balance various programmatic, logistic and team needs