Job description

Syncfusion is seeking Technical Writers for producing and reviewing Product Documentation. The job involves writing and reviewing highly technical content. Typical content is listed below for reference.

• User guide
• Knowledge Base articles
• API reference
• User Interface content

Desired Skills and Experience: 

• High School Degree.
• Excellent written English skills.
• Common sense approach to managing complexity.
• Programming knowledge is a plus.
• 0 – 1 year of experience is preferred. Freshers may also be considered.
• Should be a team player.
• Should be able to multi-task.
• Should be willing to understand and translate complex technical concepts.

Qualification:

• High School Degree.
• Overall grade can be considered B or above B.
• The English grade should be A or above A.
• Only Candidates who graduated 2020,2021 and 2022 are eligible to apply
• Only candidates Residing Kisumu and its environs are eligible to apply

Key Responsibilities 

• Identify and onboard top artists, record labels, and right holders across Nigeria. 
• Build and maintain excellent relations with top content partners in Nigeria. 
• Stay ahead of and track music trends & missing content in West Africa. 
• Report on country activities to the Head of Licensing, West Africa. 
• Develop the Mdundo brand within Nigeria Music industry 
• Active Participation in industry associations, movements, initiatives, and activities that the role may require. 

Qualifications

• Have a Degree in Business, Law, or Communication 
• Have 5+ years of experience in artist relations, music management, or similar fields. 
• Have a thorough understanding of music and the contemporary music scene in Nigeria & West Africa.
• Have a good understanding of the digital music industry and a strong grasp of the music industry’s past and future. 
• Have Experience with Industry Partnerships such as in Media, Labels, Distributors. 
• Be a strategic thinker and problem solver with the ability to transform goals into actionable plans.
• Have experience with strategic planning and the ability to observe, examine, and refine systems and processes and you are familiar with different strategic planning methods like OKRs and KPIs. 
• Be comfortable with decision-making and exercising sound judgment when confronted with many varying opinions. 
• Excellent communicator both internally & externally. 
• Experience in project management, sales process, proposal writing, and presentations. 
• You are eager to learn and grow in West Africa and to help others do the same. 
• Have Experience in Managing Events.
• Have Knowledge in Music Publishing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Balance and maintain accurate ledgers in ZohoBooks.
• Reconcile cash and bank entries with deposits and expenses on a daily basis.·
• Ensure all transactions have the necessary supporting documents which are stored
• in ZohoBooks attached to the relevant transaction 
•  in Zoho Workdrive and
• where applicable  for physical files.
• Produce monthly financial statements (cash flow, profit and loss and balance sheet)
• Report daily cash balances
• Calculate and file VAT taxes timely and accurately.
• Ensure WHT deductions are made from payments and paid to KRA timely and accurately.
• Collect WHT certificates from KRA and send to vendors in a timely manner.
• Ensure all statutory and PAYE taxes are accurately deducted and paid to the KRA.
• Prepare financial statements for audit.
• Ensure that customers are invoiced timely and accurately via ZohoBooks.
• Ensure that customer payments are matched to customer invoices accurately in ZohoBooks.
• Ensure that accurate customer statements of accounts are prepared to assist with collections.
• Onboard vendors as per company procedures on to ZohoBooks.
• Prepare Purchase Orders.
• Strictly enforce “No PO, No Payment” policy.
• Prepare and match invoices with purchase orders.
• Obtain quarterly, confirmatory statement of accounts from vendors.
• Deal with all administrative requirements for the site.Maintain the asset register.
• Regularly complete asset and quality audits.
• Assist Sales Operations to prepare reports for customers, such as quarterly customer billing overviews.
• Assist Operations team to provide reports on expenses from Operations.
• Prepare reports on weekly activities.

The successful  candidate will need to:

• Work with the Finance colleagues in other countries to develop the Finance function further.
• Engage pro-actively with your colleagues to make improvements in the Finance Function.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• BSc degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles.
• Computer Literacy: Microsoft Packages
• Must have at least CPA part 2 professional certification.
• Knowledge of financial account management, maintainance of general ledgers, fiscal compliance, audits, invoicing, financial reporting and vendor management.
• Proven work experience as a Finance Officer or similar role.
• Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures.
• Experience using financial software.
• MS Excel skills.
• Knowledge of financial regulations.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Sharp time management skills.
• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related course from a recognized university.