Job Purpose
We are a leading training and capacity-building institute dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs, youth, women, men, families, churches, cooperatives, rural and urban communities, employees, and managers of established organisations and public sector professionals through specialized technical training and consultancy for entrepreneurship and innovation. Are you an accountant who sees beyond the spreadsheets? Do you enjoy the challenge of scaling a mission-driven business while empowering others through financial literacy? We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Entrepreneurial Accountant to oversee our financial operations.This is not a ‘back-office’ role. You will be a core member of our leadership support team, ensuring our financial engine is lean, transparent, and ready for scale. You will balance traditional financial management with creative business development support. In this role, you will ensure the integrity of financial data, manage project-specific budgets for our training and capacity building programs, and provide timely financial reports that drive our mission forward. The Entrepreneurial Accountant will be responsible for managing and maintaining accurate financial records in real-time, ensuring sound financial management, and providing reliable reports that guide real-time decision-making within the Institute.
Core Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting: Prepare financial statements, management reports, and budgets in compliance with accounting standards.
- Grant & Project Accounting: Track expenditures against specific project budgets and donor requirements to ensure 100% compliance.
- Accounts Payable/Receivable: Manage accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, and general ledger postings.Manage invoicing for training participants, follow up on outstanding payments, and process vendor disbursements.
- Budgeting: Assist Program Managers in developing accurate budgets for upcoming workshops and capacity-building initiatives.
- Monitor and control project expenditures and ensure proper documentation.
- Tax & Compliance: Ensure the organization meets all statutory requirements (VAT, Payroll Tax, etc.) and coordinate annual audits.
- Coordinate annual audits and liaise with external auditors and regulatory authorities.
- Maintain financial systems and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
- Assist management in planning and monitoring the Institute’s financial sustainability.
- Perform any other finance-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce (Professional qualification – ACCA, CIS, CIMA – added advantage).
- An Executive Diploma in Agile Accounting or Entrepreneurial Accounting from a recognised institution.
- Software Accounting Proficiency: Advanced skills in Pastel, QuickBooks, Xero, or Sage, and expert-level Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).
- At least 3 years’ relevant experience in financial or management accounting.
- Clean Class 4 Driver’s Licence preferred.
Required Attributes, Competences & Skills
- Ability to understanding the operational challenges of other departments to provide better financial guidance
- Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Tech-agility. A willingness to learn and integrate new software quickly without resisting change.
- Growth Mindset. Able to view regulatory changes or new financial standards as opportunities to improve processes rather than hurdles.
- Ability to identify patterns in data that suggest fraud, inefficiency, or opportunities for cost-saving.
- Ability to demonstrate a forward-looking mindset. Shifting from hindsight (reporting what happened) to foresight (predicting financial trends).
- Demonstrate a questioning mind and a critical assessment of audit evidence.
- Creative, open mindedness, dynamic and aggressive
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- High ethical standards, ability to explain complex financial data to non-finance staff, and excellent time management.
- Risk management. Ability to communicate financial risks honestly to stakeholders and identify threats before they hit the Institute’s balance sheet.
- Strong commitment to transparency and accountability.
