Accountant at Flying Kites Leadership Centre & Academy

JOB SUMMARY

• Employee conducts his/her designated duties with care and to the required expectations.
• Work involves reconciling all cash accounts, in kind donations as well as bank statements.
• Manages salary payments and statutory deductions, compiles organizational financial reports.
• Has a very good and proven competence with Microsoft Excel and Quick books.
• Employee should be able to work reliably and regularly with the Executive Director and board via email and using online tools for data storage.
• Should have proven ability to file tax via E-slip, make NSSF, HELB and NHIF payments.

Reporting Relationships:

• Employee reports directly to the Executive Director but is supervised by the Country Director.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Flying Kites, is a children's home based in Njabini, Kinangop that cares for children who have lost their families or are about to lose their families and invests in families before they lose their children.

Flying Kites is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer aiming to gain a workforce more representative of the wider community.

Smoking is prohibited in the home and school premises.

This position requires the incumbent to work from Njabini, Kinangop apart from the few occasions when taxes require filing.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific Areas of Responsibility

• Participating in and supporting the timely and accurate preparation of budgets.
• General book-keeping Tracking, recording and monitoring expenditure.
• Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements and reports.
• Ensuring that all accounting transactions comply with controls.
• Proactively advising the staff on financials.
• Compiling tax reports / statutory returns (NHIF, NSSF, PAYE) and ensuring that they are submitted in a timely manner
• Withholding tax, VAT reconciliation and filing of VAT returns.
• Working with both external and internal auditors when required.
• Establishing and monitoring accounting control procedures.
• Keeping accounting systems up to date and making best-practices recommendations to management.
• Any other duties as assigned.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• CPA certification
• 1-3 years minimum work experience.
• Degree required (preferably in accounting)
• Working knowledge of QuickBooks
• Fluent in Kenyan tax and accounting codes/laws
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills
• Able to use Microsoft Excel and Quick books
• Highest ethical standards and integrity
• Ability to foster and thrive in a team environment