About Inkomoko
Inkomoko supports African entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to improve livelihoods, create jobs, and help communities thrive.
Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 100,000 entrepreneurs across East and Central Africa, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs. Inkomoko provides a combination of training, consulting, access to finance, and market-level systems change. We are the largest lender to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa, and named by the Financial Times (June 2025) as the 8th fastest growing company in Africa.
Inkomoko has 750+ staff in 40 offices across Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 3 additional countries to serve more than 550,000 entrepreneurs and growing our $30M loan fund to impact 7M lives.
INKOMOKO VALUES
All staff at Inkomoko are connected to a shared set of organizational values:
- Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, be a global leader
- Achievement: push yourself to reach beyond what you previously thought possible.
- Improvement: be humble, engage in continuous growth through open & accurate feedback
- Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, inclusive
- We Eat Goat: we celebrate success and support each other in hard times. We do this work together in the spirit of turikumwe, tuko pamoja, abren nen, urang babarengan
Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Refugees, women, and persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
About The Opportunity & Responsibilities
The AR and Grants Finance Associate is accountable for all aspects of the accounts receivable process, including accurate and timely client invoicing, payment processing, preparing of monthly cash flow projections, as well as recording incoming payments and accounts collections (business to business). This position will also be cross-trained with other areas in the Finance Department, and has specific responsibilities of:
Grants Management (40%)
- Ensuring proper documentation and compliance with all requirements for grant income and expenditure
- Performing monthly and ad hoc reconciliations of grant-related accounts, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
- Documents backup and ensuring organized and accurate records of all other grant-related financial transactions, invoices, and supporting documentation
- Amortization of deferred income and keeping a scheduleRecord supplier invoices as and when they bill the company
- Preparation of accruals and prepayments on a monthly basis
- Preparation of monthly accounts reconciliation
Accounts Receivable (40%)
- Invoicing: Creating and sending accurate invoices to consultants for services rendered and ensure compliance in documentations
- Payment Processing: Recording and applying payments to the appropriate invoices and accounts
- Account Reconciliation: Regularly reconciling consultants & staff accounts to identify and resolve any discrepancies or variances.
- Monitoring Outstanding Invoices/Advances: Keeping track of invoices that are past their due date and following up on overdue payments.
- Consultant & staff receivables Communication: Communicating with consultants & staff receivables regarding billing inquiries, payment status, accounting for funds allocated to them and overdue balances.
- Reporting: Generating reports on other receivable & staff receivables status, including aging reports, collection forecasts, and other relevant metrics.
- Reviewing disbursements list to ensure compliance and that all the documents are attached before forwarding for disbursement
- Follow up on past due accounts
General Finance Administration (20%)
- Any additional bookkeeping: collecting, organizing and recording of complete, accurate, and timely company financial information to facilitate day to day operations
- Review general ledger transactions on a monthly basis to ensure completeness, cut off, occurrence and accuracy of recorded transactions
- Ensure transactions are accounted for in accordance company’s policies and IFRS
- Ensure tax compliance with respect to accurate billing and payments
- Provide support to finance colleagues and other company management as required
- Clerical duties, including filing, and photocopying
- Collecting supporting documents from staff and suppliers
- Maintain accurate records in Odoo
- Other duties as may be required
Requirements
Who We Are Looking For;
Successful candidates will have both technical skills in finance, plus alignment with company vision and values. Successful candidates must navigate fast-paced environments with enthusiasm and incredible attention to details. Minimum qualifications include:
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Professional qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIFA or CFA) will be an added advantage
- At least 3 years of work experience in finance, with previous experience in AR/Grants
- Skilled in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power-point presentation
- Strong math and analytical skills with the ability to pay attention to details
- Ability to meet deadlines and work independently with the highest level of integrity
- English and country’s national language fluency is required
Benefits
What You’ll Get
This role is a tremendous opportunity to work in a high-growth, mission-driven organization. Our compensation includes both a great culture and a competitive market-based package, including:
- Incredible company culture, including deep investment in your learning and growth, and a commitment to inclusion and diversity
- Opportunity to work with a talented, passionate, and committed team of professionals across the region
- Ability to make a significant social impact and contribute to economic growth
- Competitive salary, and potential KPI-based bonus
- Favorable policies like health insurance, staff savings program, parental leave, sabbatical program, and more
TO APPLY
If you’re excited about this role, please submit your cover letter and CV through the application portal. Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company. The Application Deadline is Friday 25th July 2025
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