Finance and Administration Associate

About the role

KPMG's Nairobi office acts as the regional coordinating office for its East Africa practice (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda). This role supports the finance team with accounting tasks while also handling general administrative duties to keep office operations running smoothly.

Key responsibilities

• Finance: manage petty cash and keep accurate records, perform supplier reconciliations and pay expense claims, consultants, suppliers and utilities on time
• Perform bank reconciliations and record financial transactions regularly
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing, and support internal and external audits with documentation and reports
• Administration: coordinate travel arrangements, help plan and run company events, meetings and training, prepare and circulate communications, reports and agendas
• Handle mail, couriers and document deliveries, and support risk management processes such as World checks
• Handle statutory renewals such as tax clearance, social security, board registration and national bank accreditation

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration or another business-related degree
• At least 1-2 years of experience in a finance-related role
• CPA or ACCA qualification preferred
• Strong written, verbal and research skills, able to work independently and collaboratively
• Resilient, diligent and able to solve unstructured problems

What we offer

• The chance to work with a Big 4 firm on clients across Africa
• Continuous learning and development
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams

Candidates apply through the online application form, which includes a mandatory candidate summary; applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates are contacted.