Openings at Corporate Staffing

Overall Purpose of the Job

Maintenance of financial records, budgets, monitoring and reporting on donor project funds

Duties

• To plan, organize and implement accounting operations and objectives; coordinates and integrates all activities toward achievement of established goals and objectives,
• To ensure all functions and programs under charge are performed within established budgetary parameters, to include performing cost control activities, monitoring revenues and expenditures, and ensuring sound fiscal control;
• To prepare fiscal documentation regarding accounting activities, e.g., weekly, monthly and annual reports,
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts for all funds,
• To plan, manage, coordinate, and implement the year end closing processes and procedures for the assigned accounting records; conducts year-end closing process; provides information to financial auditors; conducts standard internal audits of various accounting records;
• To ensure adherence to generally accepted accounting standards and principles; ensures maintenance of proper audit trails and verification and reconciliation actions for all processed work,
• To evaluate receipts, expenditure forms, purchase orders, distributions, and disbursement orders for the purpose of ensuring compliance with policies,
• To perform verification and reconciliation tasks for invoices/ receipts/ balances according to department checks and balances procedures,
• Ensure proper set up and running of accounting systems,
• Preparation, Compilation and combination of financial reports as per guidelines,
• Preparation of the audit files

Qualifications

• Has a Bachelor Degree in relevant field from a recognized university (Accounting / Finance / Commerce).
• Has a minimum of CPA K professional qualification.
• 3 – 4 Years of Experience in a similar role.
• Excellent MS Excel and MS Word
• Knowledge of having handled an accounting program e.g. pastel

Performance Indicators

• Extent of carrying out duties and responsibility in #3 above

Personal Traits

• Proven problem solver with the ability to work in a diverse team environment.
• Has good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good organizational Skills.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
• A good knowledge of social teachings of the Church and Ethical principles
• Integrity
• Analytical skills
• Confidentiality
• Result oriented
• Attention to details

Job Grade and Remuneration

• The position will be placed at Job Grade 6 with a remuneration of Kshs. 1,158,348 per year

How To Apply

General Secretary
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops – General Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
Nairobi.

E-Mail: hr@catholicchurch.or.ke