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Samasource was founded in 2008 in order to lift people out of poverty by connecting them to dignified digital work. Since then, we’ve employed more than 8,000 people in Kenya, Uganda, India, and Haiti. Samasource was born out of the belief that talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. We help unlock opportunity for low-income people by sourcing data projects from some of the world’s largest companies. Our industry-leading services help our clients achieve their business goals, while radically altering the life trajectory of our workers, who earn a living wage and lift themselves out of poverty.

Accounts Assistant  

Job Description

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for supplier payment processing, petty cash processing, cheque writing and maintenance of finance documentation and records.

Responsibilities

Duties will include but not limited to the following:

  • Petty cash processing.
  • Writing cheques and maintaining the cheque register.
  • Following up with vendors to have all monthly invoices on a timely basis and reconciliation of outstanding payments.
  • Cashing cheques and other bank errands.
  • Scanning documents and uploading on Box.
  • Preparing daily ETR Z reports.

Skills And Qualifications

The successful candidate will posses;

  • CPA part two qualification.
  • Working knowledge of Quickbooks online.
  • Good working knowledge of Excel.
  • 3 years’ experience working in a busy finance department.

Personal Characteristics

The ideal candidate will;

  • Demonstrate strong analytical skills.
  • Have experience in Excel.
  • Show good organizational skills with ability to meet tight deadlines.
  • Posses good interpersonal skills; should be able to work well with others.
  • Have excellent verbal and written communication and reporting skills.
  • Have the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

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  • Job City Nairobi
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Samasource is a non-profit business  with the mission to reduce global poverty by connecting unemployed people in the United States and impoverished countries to digital work.One of the first organizations to engage in impact sourcing,[3] Samasource uses an internet-based model called "microwork" to break down large-scale digital projects from clients into smaller tasks for workers to complete. These workers are trained in basic computer skills and paid a fair wage (as determined by the Fair Wage Guide) for their labor.Samasource has been named one of Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies" and counts Walmart, Google and eBay among its clients.Samasource has offices in San Francisco, California and Nairobi, Kenya. The organization currently partners with 10 delivery centers across Haiti, India, Kenya, and Uganda, and has previously paid workers in Pakistan, Ghana, and South Africa.As of August 2016, Samasource reports that it has improved the lives of over 50,000 workers

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0 USD Nairobi CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Samasource

Samasource was founded in 2008 in order to lift people out of poverty by connecting them to dignified digital work. Since then, we've employed more than 8,000 people in Kenya, Uganda, India, and Haiti. Samasource was born out of the belief that talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. We help unlock opportunity for low-income people by sourcing data projects from some of the world's largest companies. Our industry-leading services help our clients achieve their business goals, while radically altering the life trajectory of our workers, who earn a living wage and lift themselves out of poverty.

Accounts Assistant  

Job Description

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for supplier payment processing, petty cash processing, cheque writing and maintenance of finance documentation and records.

Responsibilities

Duties will include but not limited to the following:

  • Petty cash processing.
  • Writing cheques and maintaining the cheque register.
  • Following up with vendors to have all monthly invoices on a timely basis and reconciliation of outstanding payments.
  • Cashing cheques and other bank errands.
  • Scanning documents and uploading on Box.
  • Preparing daily ETR Z reports.

Skills And Qualifications

The successful candidate will posses;

  • CPA part two qualification.
  • Working knowledge of Quickbooks online.
  • Good working knowledge of Excel.
  • 3 years' experience working in a busy finance department.

Personal Characteristics

The ideal candidate will;

  • Demonstrate strong analytical skills.
  • Have experience in Excel.
  • Show good organizational skills with ability to meet tight deadlines.
  • Posses good interpersonal skills; should be able to work well with others.
  • Have excellent verbal and written communication and reporting skills.
  • Have the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
2017-07-21

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