Grant Accountant at Strathmore Business School

Reporting To: Finance Manager
Department: Finance

Job Purpose:

To support the finance department to meet all the donor requirements in terms of budgeting, reporting, budget monitoring and auditing.

Grant Accountant Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist program teams in developing donor project budgets.
• Process all the float request on time.
• Ensure all the floats are properly accounted for and well captured in Kuali Financial System
• Ensure that the procurement of goods and services is in line with the donor rules and regulations.
• Ensure that all the financial transactions related to the projects are well captured in the financial system.
• Prepare bi-weekly budget vs actual analysis to ensure that the expenditure is within budget and update the respective program managers on the financial performance of the projects
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of the general ledger.
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reports as per the various signed contracts.
• Assist in carrying out donor audits
• Ensure that all the documentation required by the donors have been filled and submitted on time.
• Ensure that all the donor related documents are properly filed in the finance department for easy of reference and for audit trails.
• Co-ordinate with the accountant in charge of payables to ensure that all the suppliers are paid on time as per our credit policy.

Requirements for the Grant Accountant Job

• At least 3 years experience
• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business.
• Professional qualification in accounting.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of donor rules and regulations specifically USAID, EU, ECHO, DFID.
• High level of integrity and commitment.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Strong analytical, presentation and problem solving skills