Project Accountant/Administrator M/R 8 at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI

Reports to: Fiscal and Administration Manager.

Job purpose: The selected candidate will handle project accounting, logistics and administrative duties at the clinical trials site in Thika.

Responsibilities:

1. Maintain project accounting records using QuickBooks accounting software.
2. Prepare and submit timely and accurate financial monthly reports on usage of project funds
3. to multiple donors and sponsors for various studies.
4. To prepare monthly study budgets.
5. Monitor budgets utilization and communicate variances on a regular basis to the
6. management and sponsors.
7. To receive and account for office petty cash.
8. Maintain complete and accurate office petty cash records and reconciliations.
9. To assist in the management of office and study supplies.
10. Effectively manage service providers and suppliers.
11. Provide administrative, operations and logistical support to ongoing study activities.
12. Manage project vehicles and coordinate transport.
13. To implement financial policies and procedures.
14. Assist in managing vendor and utility bills.
15. Ensure all project equipment are well maintained and operating optimally and maintain fixed
16. assets register.
17. Maintain assets register and ensure that project equipment is well maintained.
18. Any other duty assigned by the management from time to time.

Education and Experience:

1. Should have a degree in business related course
2. Be a Certified Public Accountant

Work experience of at least one year.

1. Advanced excel knowledge and experience are required
2. Exposure to QuickBooks accounting package will be an added advantage
3. Competencies and skills:
4. Excellent computer skills
5. Excellent administrative skills
6. Excellent report writing skills
7. strong personal communication
8. Mature and self-motivated
9. High Integrity and confidentiality
10. Experience of accounting and/or bookkeeping
11. Excellent communications skills
12. Good planning and organizing skills
13. Ability to work independently

Terms of employment

Employment is a one-year renewable contract with a probation period for the first 3 months. Salary is negotiable within the appropriate grade depending on education, experience and demonstrated competency.