About Shega

Shega is on a mission to elevate decision-making in Africa through media, data, and intelligence services. We empower businesses, development partners, and innovators with tools and insights for growth. We also provide agency services to connect brands with expanding audiences. By blending intelligence, audience ecosystems, and tailored advisory, Shega partners with local and international actors to drive innovation.

Background:

Finance goes beyond spreadsheets and payroll—it's partnering with leadership for critical decisions. This hands-on, fast-paced role demands a highly organized, proactive, confident professional with broad finance and management experience. Consultancy background preferred. You'll juggle tasks, meet deadlines independently, and thrive under pressure. If this fits, review requirements and apply.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Periodic Activities:

• Deliver accurate budget info to leadership/project managers; maintain accounts, cash flows, charts of accounts, and templates for planning/reporting.

• Support monthly/quarterly reviews, leading on finance/commercial issues.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, interim, and year-end accounts; trial balances, statements, and reports.

• Handle monthly reconciliations aligning to general ledger.

• Ensure timely, accurate payroll/tax; supervise bank/petty cash reconciliations.

• Verify staff timesheets, leaves, and expense claims.

• Analyze budgets, control spending, report overruns.

• Maintain records, reconcile balance sheets monthly per regulations.

• Coordinate annual audits with external auditors.

• File tax returns (VAT, WHT, ERCA monthly/quarterly).

• Renew business license/registration timely.

• Improve financial policies; promote compliance culture.

Routine Activities:

• Manage purchase ledger: emails, invoice queries, processing, reconciliations.

• Handle sales invoicing, credit control; verify documents/vouchers/payments.

• Process approved payments via online banking; prepare receivables/payables.

• Perform routine tasks: vouchers, bank reconciliations, journal entries, ledger postings.

Job Requirements:

Essential

• BA in Accounting, Accounting & Finance, or related.

• 5+ years finance in consultancy/innovative business.

• Highly organized, proactive, confident under pressure.

• Proven deadline management.

• Excellent English writing; clear communication to diverse audiences.

• Experience managing finance email, analyzing transactions, preparing reports.

• Team player: fast learner, flexible, adaptable, pressure-resilient.

• Strong listening, patience, humor.

Desirable

• Finance qualification (qualified or pursuing).

• IFRS certification.

• Microsoft proficiency; Peachtree/other accounting software expertise.

• Multi-currency experience.