Finance Associate

Roles and responsibilities

The Group Finance Associate you will play a crucial role in supporting the financial operations and strategic decision-making of the company. If you are a highly motivated and analytical individual with a passion for finance and a strong desire to contribute to a sustainable energy future, the Group Finance Associate position at UpEnergy Group is an excellent opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Governance and Internal Control

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

• Develop a comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management Framework for the group to identify, assess, and manage risks.
• Lead the internal audit function, ensuring that internal audit services are provided effectively across the group.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• Develop and ensure adherence to SOPs, policies, and controls to standardize processes across the group.
• Recommend and implement improvements to systems, policies, processes, and controls.

2. Management of financial accounting processes at the group

Customer invoices management

• Ensure that all customer invoices are accurately generated and sent out promptly.
• Ensure that these invoices are recorded in the accounting system.
• Ensure payments are tracked and received as per the company’s policy.

Payment management

• Ensure that all invoices issued to group companies are paid on time and recorded correctly in the accounting system

Bank and credit card reconciliation

• Monthly Reconciliation: Ensure that bank and credit card statements are reconciled with the accounting system every month.

Desired candidate profile

Must have

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree and fully qualified accountancy certification like CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CIA, etc
• 4+ years of accounting / finance and/or controller experience
• Experience working within the accounting or operational finance department of a global entity
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent working knowledge of ERPs and financial software (preferably QuickBooks) and Microsoft office tools especially advanced excel
• High work ethic, Strong leadership and team building abilities
• Strong organizational skills
• Willing to travel occasionally to our different markets

Nice to Have

• Experience in carbon project development is a huge plus.
• An understanding of customers and business culture in Sub-Saharan Africa.