Assistant Finance Officer at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring proper recording of project expenditures.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for making payments via MPESA platform to field staff, workshop participants and transfer of funds in utility and M-Pesa platform
• Maintaining a proper system of advances to employees in accordance with CHS policies including, ensuring effective and optimum utilisation of resources within the program
• Preparing payments requisitions (invoicing in Navision system) and relevant documents and processing for payment
• Ensuring timely payments of monthly bills and utilities to vendors and suppliers
• Maintaining a monthly creditors and debtors aged analysis
• Preparing bank reconciliations and follow up on long outstanding items
• Preparing statutory payments such as withholding tax, HELB, NSSF, NHIF, and ensure timely  compliance to regulatory bodies
• Maintaining a system for the use of the office imprest/petty cash and undertake a monthly cash verification procedure to ensure proper use of the imprest
• Ensuring accurate and timely recording of field office imprest/petty cash
• Ensuring proper recording of project expenditures by ensuring all generated finance vouchers are properly posted and captured in the period they are incurred
• Assist during internal and/or external, donor and/or project audits
• Maintaining a proper filling system.

Person Specifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance Option) or its equivalent from a recognised university
• A professional seeking Accountancy qualification, such as CPA or ACCA
• At least 3 years progressive work experience in similar positions with related responsibilities in the NGO sector
• Computer literate and working experience in NAVISION accounting package
• Familiarity with the local and International accounting and auditing standards.