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  • Posted: Feb 3, 2017
    Deadline: Feb 10, 2017
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    Finance Assistant

    Position Summary: To provide the Finance Manager with financial and administrative support including: processing and tracking all income and expenditure, enforcing compliance, inputting transactions onto the accounting system, maintaining books and records, and reporting.

    Qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/ Accounting
    • A minimum of CPA Part 2
    • At least three years’ accounting experience in for profit or non-profit organization.
    • Good communication and inter-personal skills
    • Problem analysis and problem-solving skills.
    • Three years’ experience in financial accounting or bookkeeping;
    • Experience working using Oracle as a financial management system preferred;
    • Previous auditing experience highly sought;
    • Previous experience working in Kenya highly sought;
    • Knowledge of local tax laws;
    • USAID experience a plus;
    • In addition, must be flexible, willing to perform assigned and additional duties and work irregular hours under challenging conditions;
    • Attention to detail and accuracy
    • Planning and organizing
    • Ability to take initiative
    • Ability to work in a team.

    Responsibilities:

    The incumbent will report to the Finance Manager. S/he will:

    • Work under the Finance Manager to ensure smooth operation of all finance matters.
    • Processes all income and expenditure transactions; settling invoices, receipts, payments,
    • Managing all financial documents and records.
    • Managing vendor accounts, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
    • Facilitate the disbursement of funds for grants and ensure proper supporting documentation is provided and other grants-related activities as required.
    • Assists with preparation of monthly financial reconciliations and submission to home office.
    • Remittance of taxes exemption request to relevant authorities.
    • Assists with coordination of audit and related risk management/internal control activities.
    • Enforces SUNY/CID and USAID rules and regulations at all times during transactions, ensuring and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures.
    • Carries out other duties as directed by the Finance Manager.

    Supervisory Responsibilities: None

    Base of Operations: Nairobi, Kenya

    Reporting: Reports directly to the Finance Manager

    Method of Application

    If you possess the skills and qualifications as contained in the respective position descriptions, please send (1) a Cover letter (2) CV and (3) References from three Professional Referees, one referee should be previous or current supervisor to hr@ahadi-devolution.org

    Closing date: 10th February 2017.

    Please note only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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    SUNY-AHADI is an equal opportunities employer.

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