Finance Coordinator at Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent will provide efficient, timely and accurate financial management information and expertise to enable timely management, decision-making and safeguard the company’s assets from loss arising from fraud or error.

Duties for the Finance Coordinator Job

Financial Management

• Manage projects financial records including updating Project books in QuickBooks e.g. Bank and petty cash books, ledgers and journals.
• Manage preparation, co-ordination and control of budget including budget forecasts and budget tracking.
• Manage cash flow projections and actual cash analysis.
• Ensure monthly bank reconciliation of all bank accounts.
• Ensure monthly trial balances and final accounts are correctly done i.e. income and expenditure & balance sheet.
• Ensure that Finance staff maintain check and cash payment vouchers files.
• Take part in managing statutory deductions.
• Ensure monthly financial reports are compiled according to donor specifications.
• Oversee office petty cash management, i.e. receipts and disbursements.
• Ensure timely petty cash projections and daily cash count.

Risk Management

• Ensure that RWMT does not suffer any financial or material loss through fraud and error by ensuring that assets are safeguarded by closely monitoring and maintaining an adequate system of internal control.
• Ensure that RWMT complies with all the legal, regulatory and audit requirements, including submitting relevant reports to the management.
• Ensure safekeeping of all unused check books.

Inventory Management

• Take part in inventory checks and stock movement procedures.
• Take part in ensuring maintenance of programs Fixed Asset register.
• Ensure that Inventory Goods Received Notes are correctly received and signed.
• Review weekly and monthly programs inventory reporting and ensure that periodic programs related inventory counts are undertaken.
• Take part in mass issues of items from the inventory e.g. sanitary towels, mosquito nets, school uniforms and clothes to OVCs.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform any other duties and responsibilities which may be assigned by the Executive Director, Trustees and management from time to time and which are related to the achievement of RWMT’s mission and vision.
• Actively participate in the Saturday Psycho-Social Support Program for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children and build the community’s capacity to eventually run the Saturday PSS on their own.

Finance Coordinator Job Requirements

• The knowledge, skills and abilities may be required through a combination of formal schooling, self-education and prior experience or on-the-job-training).
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in finance or other relevant disciplines. Must hold a professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CFA, or CA.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in a similar position.