Finance & Administration Intern at Al-Khair Foundation

Al-Khair Foundation, Kenya is looking for an intern in the following area:

• Finance & Administration Intern
• Areas of training/Roles:
• Preparing budgets and financial reports for reporting to Head office, partners or internal usage.
• .Reviewing project financial documentation for compliance—e.g. costs charged to specific project.
• Ensuring field office compliance with financial management systems as per AKF and partners’ requirements, rules and regulations.
• Assist in monitoring project expenditure (burn rates) against the total award budget and against the work plan budget. Discuss project financial performance with the Programs Department.
• .Working collaboratively with Finance Officer to review and oversee project budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for partners and AKF head office and actively contributing in the project risk reviews.
• Working closely with Finance Officer and partners to resolve any financial related issues and following up on open points to ensure they are resolved.
• Travel to project sites to provide finance training to beneficiaries, Provide technical assistance to ensure proper financial management of awards and timely submission of required financial reports.
• Evaluating projects on Cost Benefits Analysis (CBA) and adhere to contract management.
• Assist in processing and recording of payments on a daily basis, including verifying the accuracy of invoices and supporting documents.
• Assist in compiling the Payroll for the AKF Kenya Staff and project staff and ensure submission of PAYE, NHIF and NSSF are done before deadlines to the relevant authorities.
• Assist in maintaining the security and accountability of the office petty cash.
• Assist in undertaking HR roles e,g recruiting, performance appraisals, trainings etc
• Assist in undertaking administration roles e.g maintaining the asset register, office repairs & maintenance etc
• Filing financial documents both physically and digitally.
• Perform other relevant tasks as required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook
• Good communication skills
• Ability to set priorities, juggle tasks and meet tight deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and work in a culturally diverse team.