Branch Accountant at Kenya Red Cross Society

Position summary

The overall objective of the position takes overall responsibility of ensuring that all transactions are recorded accordingly.

Key Responsibilities

• Reconcile bank records and ensure that outstanding items are followed up and cleared
• Monitor bank balances
• Manage banking relationships
• Receive donor funds to ensure and refunds from staff
• Highlight discrepancies to relevant departments
• Report on bank reconciliations for branch and regional accounts
• Periodic archival & Filing of all reconciliation reports and statements
• Allocate invoices to the respective projects and the appropriate budget lines
• Undertake supplier reconciliations 
• Prepare financial reports on payables
• File and remit KRA returns

Minimum Qualifications

• Diploma in Finance Commerce of Accounting field

Desired Competencies

• Candidate should be familiar with KRCS finance systems/processes as well the fundamental principals
• Candidate should be volunteer with KRCS in the North Rift Region
• A diploma in Business management/accounting/ Commerce is preferred
• A strong sense of business ethics including the ability to appropriately handle confidential information.