Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist

About the role

Fuzu, a talent platform connecting people and organisations across Africa, is hiring an Accounts Receivable & Collections Specialist in Nairobi. The specialist manages the end-to-end revenue administration cycle, including contract execution, accurate and timely invoicing, payment reconciliation and proactive collection of outstanding receivables. The role acts as the main link between commercial account managers and clients' finance teams, and also covers VAT payments and completion.

Key responsibilities

• Invoicing and billing: issue invoices on time according to contracts and billing triggers, coordinate with operations and commercial teams on project scope and deliverables, and handle multi-currency and tax-compliant invoices
• Collections: follow up on overdue balances, resolve billing disputes and disputes, and build relationships with client finance and procurement teams
• Reconciliation: match payments to client accounts, update client statements and keep ledgers aligned with revenue reporting
• Reporting: maintain the commercial dashboard on invoiced revenue, payments received, outstanding and overdue amounts, and provide insights on cash flow, collection performance and payment risks
• Support commercial decisions, month-end closing, revenue verification and VAT payments

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• 2-4 years of hands-on experience in accounts receivable, credit control, invoicing, collections and account reconciliation
• Experience with corporate clients and coordination with finance, procurement and commercial teams
• Preferred: CPA (Kenya), ACCA or equivalent, and experience with multi-currency invoicing, international clients and SaaS or professional services billing

Required skills

• Strong Excel or Google Sheets for financial tracking, reconciliation and reporting
• Working knowledge of cloud accounting systems, electronic invoicing and Kenya's eTIMS
• Attention to detail, analytical skills and good communication with client finance teams