[Hiring] Finance & Reconciliations Accountant @PawaPay

Role Description

As PawaPay continues to expand across multiple markets in East and Southern Africa, maintaining rigorous financial records and audit readiness is critical. We are seeking a hands-on Temporary Finance & Reconciliations Accountant for a 6-month period to focus on:

• Complex, high-volume reconciliations
• Balance sheet clean-up
• Audit preparation ahead of our upcoming FY2026 statutory audits

The role owns the execution of:

• Wallet balance reconciliations
• Tax GL-to-return matching
• Transfer pricing intercompany reconciliations
• General balance sheet substantiation

Working closely with the Finance, Tax, Treasury, and Operations teams, the person in this role will:

• Investigate historical differences
• Clear outstanding items
• Maintain audit-ready supporting files

This is a standalone, task-focused execution role reporting into the Finance Manager. This is not an FP&A, business partnering, or strategic controller role. It is a dedicated, detail-heavy reconciliation engine built for an accountant who enjoys digging into complex transactional data and solving root-cause discrepancies.

You will inherit existing multi-country entity ledgers, historical wallet and tax reconciliation backlogs, and active audit timelines. You will work directly with our accounting and operational records to bring every schedule up to high-quality audit standards.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of hands-on accounting or finance experience
• Proven track record in balance sheet reconciliations, tax matching, and general ledger maintenance
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce
• Progress toward or completion of CPA, ACCA, or an equivalent professional qualification is an advantage
• Previous experience within fintech, payments, banking, financial services, or audit environments handling high-volume transactional data
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (data manipulation, complex lookups, reconciliation formulas, and pivot tables)
• Familiarity with Xero or modern cloud accounting software is a plus
• An investigative mindset focused on identifying root causes of historical differences
• Location: Candidates must be based in Nairobi (Kenya) or Tanzania

Requirements

• Wallet Reconciliations: Perform historical and current reconciliations of customer wallet balances against general ledger accounts and operational MNO data
• Tax GL-to-Return Reconciliations: Reconcile tax balances (VAT, Withholding Tax, and local statutory taxes) recorded in the general ledger against filed returns
• Transfer Pricing & Intercompany Matching: Execute transfer pricing reconciliations for entities operating under local invoicing arrangements
• Audit PBC & Schedule Preparation: Build and maintain complete audit schedules, working papers, and supporting documentation required for FY2026 statutory audits
• Audit Query & Request Coordination: Track open external auditor PBC requests, retrieve supporting evidence, and resolve prior-period balance sheet queries
• Balance Sheet Substantiation: Perform month-end and year-end balance sheet substantiation

Benefits

• Help improve financial access in Africa
• Being part of an amazing team that shapes the company’s culture
• An ambitious, talented, and diverse team who always has your back
• We grow fast, and you will grow fast with us
• Competitive remuneration
• 35 days of paid leave per year (inclusive of public holidays) and more