Finance Officer at Feed the Children

• The Finance Officer will be responsible for accurate and timely preparation of financial transactions, ensuring compliance to FEED Kenya and donor policies and procedures. He/ She will provide support to the Senior Finance Officer in budgeting, cashflow management, donor reporting, and day-to-day financial department operations. This role reports directly to the Senior Finance Officer.

Essential Job Function

• Recording all financial transactions and ensure monthly transactions are entered in the general ledger accurately and on timely basis.
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports and end month procedures.
• Timely payments of program activities and ensuring completeness, accuracy, and approvals as per FEED-Kenya policies.
• Supporting procurement of goods and services for the project as per FEED-Kenya policies and standards.
• Maintain an accurate filing of payment vouchers and other financial documents by keeping accurate financial records.
• Manage verification and liquidation of all project advances and review travel expense reports.
• Audit travel vouchers and reconcile travel advances.
• Petty cash management: cash custodian, proper recording, reconciliations, and posting of petty cash expenses.
• Support in payroll management by filing all the statutory returns and making payments for all payroll deductions.
• Ensuring finance policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Preparation of audit schedules and support the audit process.

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting/business administration with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• CPA K
• Experience in project accounting and auditing in donor-funded development projects is required.
• Strong computer skills in QuickBooks accounting software, and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience in financial management for a large complex project

Behaviors (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Feed the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging personal and team goals, takes responsibility for own personal development, and encourages teams to do the same.
• Widely shares personal vision for Feed the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with team, colleagues, Donors and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
• Works with minimal supervision
• Good communication skills

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
• Proven ability to assess priorities, handle a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment, and meet competing deadlines with great attention to detail and quality.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.