Finance Intern – Dalberg

Closing Date 21 May 2023

DALBERG We are a global group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing an innovative mix of advisory, investment, research, analytics, and design services. Today’s complex global problems require new solutions. Comprised of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Data Insights, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Implement, Dalberg Media and Dalberg Research, and a not-for-profit, Dalberg Catalyst, our businesses approach problems differently and work together to create impact at scale. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere – an African and American company as much as an Asian, Middle Eastern, and European one.

Dalberg is a place where a diverse mix of talented individuals are able to bring their authentic selves to work – whether it’s how you identify, where you come from, the languages you speak, the person you love, the way you worship. Dalberg is a home where people feel safe, understood, nurtured and encouraged to grow.

As a team of 700+ people from 55 countries, speaking over 90 languages collectively, with a 40% female leadership team, Dalberg places diversity, equity and inclusion principles at the heart of our organization and the work we do alongside our clients, partners and communities.

Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates from 29 worldwide locations. For more information, please visit Dalberg.

MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL. TACKLE THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST PROBLEMS. BUILD EXPERTISE IN AREAS THAT MATTER TO YOU. BECOME A GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT LEADER.

ABOUT YOU
You are passionate about development work and making a positive impact on communities, and you want to join a dynamic environment, where you will be able to work with leaders from around the globe. You have a background in finance and you are comfortable with accounting norms as well. You have a comfortable use of Excel and can present numbers and data, comprehensively and analytically.

Business/Department Operations

Job Category Finance

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree, National diploma, or higher certificate in finance or accounting.
• Proficient Computer Literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Flexibility, ability to meet deadlines, and work under pressure.
• Strong organizational skills and a good sense of responsibility
• Demonstrated fluency in written and oral English (Required)
• Great interpersonal skills

Note: Employment in all the Dalberg offices is conditional on the candidate having or obtaining the requisite authorization to live and work in that country.

WHAT YOU WILL DO AND HOW YOU WILL GROW
The Finance Intern is a useful resource to the Operations team, as well as a reliable partner to the consultants. You will be working closely with various stakeholders internally as well as externally. Proactivity, as well as responsiveness, are essential to be successful in the role. A problem-solving as well as an analytical mindset will be key, to running the day-to-day operations. Based in the Kigali office, you will mainly attend to requests from the office’s staff however, you may be called upon to assist other offices on a case-by-case basis.

Key responsibilities include:

• Post detailed entries to the reporting system and prepare standard journals and ledger entries.
• Support the monthly closing processes and periodic reporting.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Responsible for timely submission and completion of missing project information.
• Review expense reports for approval by the finance lead.
• Assist in providing information during annual audits.
• Assist in providing information pertaining to VAT, PAYE, and withholding tax submissions.
• Support prompt preparation and submission of client invoices and attending to other related client queries.
• Support the reconciliation of staff expense accounts and submit reports for reimbursement purposes.
• Support the global operations team during the rollout of firm-wide initiatives.
• Support the reconciliation of accounts receivable and payable accounts and highlight long outstanding balances.
• Support the preparation of the bank reconciliation.
• Maintain the fixed asset register.
• Manage vendor relationships.
• Assist in compiling the regional cost report on a quarterly basis and on charge of the respective inter-offices.
• Other tasks as required.

What We Offer:

• A highly collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial organization that provides the platform to make an impact on day one
• A uniquely talented, highly diverse, passionate, and fun team, with a culture supportive of employee work/life balance
• A deep commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in our culture, beliefs, systems, and processes
• Ability to influence best practices regionally and globally, working with colleagues located around the world
• Competitive benefits and career development opportunities

ABOUT OUR CLIENTS
Our clients come to us with some of the most difficult global problems, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers who supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world. Some of our recent clients include foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, corporations such as Pepsi and Vodafone, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, UN Agencies such as UNICEF and the UNEP, and government agencies such as DFID and the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agencies

JOIN OUR TEAM

Our current opportunity is in Kigali.

Please submit your application at our Career Centre by 11:59 EST on 21 May 2023.

Your application should include a resume and a cover letter.

Candidate applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Candidates selected for interviews will be invited to a number of interviews to test analytical and technical thinking skills and to discuss interests and experience.

Owing to the large number of applications we receive; unfortunately, only successful candidates will be contacted.