CMLAP Accountant at Palladium International

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviews field finance reports, vouchers, and support documentation.
• Checks and confirms the proper coding of expenses in the field vouchers.
• Maintain financial and accounting systems and procedures in accordance with Palladium corporate requirements and USAID regulations.
• Prepares timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and other financial reports as needed.
• Performs bank reconciliations on a regular basis and prepared reconciliation statements for all bank accounts; ensures discrepancies are accurately identified and reconciled.
• Responsible for reconciliation and updating of debtor and creditor accounts.
• Updates vouchers and accounting records in the system and performs quality control and check over suppliers bills/invoices to ensure calculations are correct and complete.
• Supervises petty cash expenditures.
• Supervises the reconciliation of travel advances on a monthly basis.
• Provide supports to program staff, and works closely with them to ensure that financial information is accurate and up to date.
• Prepare mini budgets for program activities and ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of funds.
• Prepared audit schedules to facilitate the annual Kenya corporate audit.
• Provides any other financial information, as requested, and respond to any other financial queries.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree required, masters and/or CPA preferred
• 3 years of accountant/bookkeeper experience, preferably with USAID-funded project.
• Experience with USAID contracting and assistance award mechanisms preferred;
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel;
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Well-developed and effective organizational skills, including to ability to multi-task, and work in a high-pressured environment.
• Sound understanding / experience in administration and logistics management
• Good written and verbal communication, liaison and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English and Swahili required.