Finance & Accounting Assistant Intern — Remote

Role Overview

The Finance & Accounting Assistant Intern will support bookkeeping, expense tracking, budget monitoring, reconciliations, reporting, and financial documentation.

The ideal candidate is organized, accurate, trustworthy, and comfortable working with numbers and spreadsheets.

This position is fully remote.

Key Responsibilities

Finance and Accounting

• Record income, expenses, payments, reimbursements, and other financial transactions.
• Review invoices, receipts, payment requests, and supporting documents.
• Maintain accurate cashbooks, budget trackers, expense reports, and financial records.

Budgeting and Reconciliation

• Monitor expenses against approved budgets and highlight significant variances.
• Support bank, cash, mobile-money, and payment-platform reconciliations.
• Track pending payments, invoices, advances, and reimbursements.

Reporting and Compliance

• Prepare basic financial summaries and periodic reports.
• Organize documents for audits, grants, procurement, and compliance reviews.
• Work with program and operations teams to collect required financial information.

Required Qualifications

• Currently studying or recently graduated in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of bookkeeping, budgeting, and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
• Strong attention to detail, integrity, organization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Professional proficiency in English or French.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous internship, academic, volunteer, or professional experience in finance, accounting, audit, or administration.
• Familiarity with QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Zoho Books, Wave, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of bank reconciliation, double-entry bookkeeping, or nonprofit finance.
• Ability to communicate in both English and French.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Organized, reliable, and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable working with numbers, spreadsheets, and financial documents.
• Able to identify inconsistencies and follow up on missing information.
• Curious, proactive, and willing to learn.
• Interested in nonprofit finance, technology, education, and social impact.

What We Offer

• A 100% remote and flexible work environment.
• Practical finance and accounting experience.
• Mentorship and professional-development opportunities.
• Collaboration with an international and diverse team.
• An internship certificate and potential growth opportunities.

About Qavaa Innovate

Qavaa Innovate is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young people and women through digital education, technology skills development, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by expanding access to practical learning opportunities, career-development programs, digital resources, and technology-driven solutions.

Through our training initiatives, international events, community programs, and digital platforms, we help learners and underserved communities develop the skills needed to participate and succeed in the digital economy.

We are seeking a detail-oriented intern to support our finance and accounting operations.

Why Join Qavaa Innovate?

• Gain practical experience in accounting, budgeting, reconciliation, and financial reporting.
• Contribute to meaningful education and social-impact projects.
• Collaborate with an international team in a fully remote environment.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Qavaa Innovate is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or geographic location.