Accountant
Flare is a fast-growing
tech startup building the emergency response of the future. Our 24-hour
rescue.co Dispatch Centre provides life-saving services to hundreds of
thousands of Kenyans and our platform powers emergency response for SOS and EMS
applications.
Our vision is that no
matter where you are, or who you are, emergency response is only minutes away.
Over the last four years, we’ve built and deployed a lifesaving platform and
assembled the largest network of ambulances and first responders in East
Africa. Our platform has reduced response times by more than 80% and saved
thousands of lives from previously impossible situations. We are expanding our
operations and looking for passionate, hardworking, and effective team members
to spearhead this next phase of growth.
The team: We are 30+ business & ops
specialists, software engineers, and emergency dispatchers based in Nairobi and
operating throughout Kenya. We are a goal-driven and results-oriented team
focused on the continuous improvement of our technologies and dispatch
operations. We value agility, grit, and innovation.
Who you are: You love numbers and figures. You notice details. You can pick out accounting discrepancies in a heartbeat. You think about how you can automate your daily tasks and enjoy improving efficiencies. You embrace new technology and apps. You have a passion for start-ups and thrive when working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You have recently started your career in accounting, and are looking for your next challenge.
What you’ll be doing:
- Creation
of invoices and allocation of payments received.
- Processing
bill payments.
- Verify
payments and deposits made through the company accounts.
- Weekly
& monthly reconciliation of the company accounts.
- Managing
day-to-day transactions.
- Posting
daily receipts.
- Sorting
financial documents and posting them to the proper accounts.
- Generating
ETR receipts for all Vatable invoices.
- Perform
any ad-hoc finance-related duties as may be required.
Basic requirements for
the role:
- 0-2
years of work experience.
- Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting or Finance/ CPA equivalent qualification.
- Proficiency
in Microsoft excel.
- Excellent
verbal and written skills.
Things that will make
you stand out:
- Experience
in fast-growing start-ups.
- Entrepreneurial
spirit and can-do attitude.
- Experience
using QuickBooks will be an added advantage.
How To Apply:
Use the button below to
submit your application.
Please include the
following:
- A
1-page resume (or CV) that highlights your most relevant experience. Make
sure your resume is not more than 1 page
long and is in PDF form. we will not review any
applications that do not adhere to this standard. Make sure to highlight
the most relevant positions or educational history, pointing out
achievements and specifics of your role that you think we should know
about. We will disqualify applications including resumes longer than one
page or that include any grammatical, formatting, or spelling errors.
- Answers
to the requested questions.
