Finance Assistant - Kenya at Nutrition International

The main role and responsibility of this position is to provide support to finance officer in execution of Kenya program.

The Finance assistant will be responsible for supporting in the financial and administrative management of grants to counties.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide effective support to Finance officer overseeing budget execution and monitoring in line with NI policies and procedures.
• Ensure the accuracy of NI Kenya projects and contracts information entered in the Contracts Database and that all related milestones are kept up to date at all time by Program Officers.
• In liaison with the Finance officer, assist in the preparation and review of program and operational budgets.
• Process payment request and travel authorization forms for NI Kenya staff
• Support the Finance Officer in preparation of mid-month and end month corporate financial reports
• Manage Kenya Office petty cash
• Process and make payments using Mpesa Platform
• Effective cash flow management
• Other relevant duties as assigned from time to time.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Education / Professional Designations / Experience:

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with at least three to five years of working experience in finance, preferably in the development sector;
• CPA II or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

Language Skills: Proficiency in English and Swahili Language.

Travel Requirements: None

Other Specific Skill Requirements:

• Interpersonal and people management skills
• Competent IT skills, i.e. Word, Excel advanced, and Outlook, knowledge of Great Plains will be an advantage
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Ability to work under pressure
• Multi-tasking ability with an analytical and methodical approach.
• High level of integrity, maturity and professionalism