Finance Officer at Uraia Trust

Supervisor/Manager title: Finance Manager

Department: Finance and Support Services

Job Grade 3: Location: Nairobi

The jobholder is responsible for ensuring timely, efficient and effective processing of accounting and financial management transactions of the Trust. In addition, the Finance officer will support the management in implementing the finance and accounting strategies, internal controls and enforcement of policies, procedures as well as generation of information for decision making.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking proper maintenance of finance and accounting records of the trust and ensuring their
• Preparation and processing of disbursements to partners, timely payment for supplies and services as well as management of supplier
• Support management on smooth operationalization of Uraia Trust internal controls, cost control and enforcement of policies and
• Journalising and Posting of approved day to day transactions to accounting ledgers and ensuring timely updating of transactions in the computerised accounting
• Ensure timely preparation and remittance of statutory payments and
• Assist and support management in preparation and facilitation for statutory and project
• Processing of petty cash reimbursements and any other cash float requirements g. Travels, workshops etc.
• Timely preparation of bank reconciliation statements and funds flow management as well as proper filing for relevant bank
• Undertake receipting of remittance of funds and incomes and timely
• Close supervision and monitoring of staff personal accounts with a view to timely recovery of any outstanding advances such as travel advances, outstanding meeting floats, salary advances etc
• Assist in Production of regular budgetary, donor and work plan implementation progress
• Assist management in regular monitoring of financial transactions and obligations against budget and grant
• Support the finance and programme team in partner grant management
• Maintenance and timely updating of the fixed assets register
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned to you by your supervisor or Head of department.

Qualifications

• Holder of Bachelor’s degree in business management, Commerce, Finance or related discipline from a recognized University and professional accountancy training with minimum attain ment of CPA part
• Those with full professional accountancy certification and higher level diploma with relevant vast experience may be
• Additional relevant training and qualifications in financial management and donor reporting will be an added
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience 3 of which must be in project/grants accounting.
• Demonstrated work experience in computerized accounting is essential. Those with competence in Navision financial software will be
• Planning, organizing and coordination skills
• Record Management skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills
• Quality orientation skills