SUN Finance Assistant at Shining Hope For Communities

Job Overview

To be responsible for supporting the SUN finance officer in the processing of compensations claims from all the sites across country, tracking and reconciliation and ensuring cheques are written for the approved claims. Updating the compensation master file  and posting cheques.

Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks

• Receiving all the compensation claims from all the sites in Kenya via email, print and arrange them for processing.
• Reviewing all compensations claims to ensure all the documents are present and rejecting in the case of non-compliance.
• Communicate and Follow up on missing documents from the relevant site leads and ensure document completeness.
• scrutinize compensations and do clear follow up on the group to be compensated and cheque processing.
• Write cheques for all the approved claims
• Ensure all the compensation claimed cheques are posted on time to the relevant sites for collection.
• Update the master file system for compensation claims paid out.
• Detecting fraud in all the sites and reporting directly to the relevant office.
• Manage and analyse the strategies being implemented and give inputs on how they should be carried out.
•  Analyse and give decision on grievances raised concerning welfare payment.
• Perform daily reconciliation of posted transactions cheques verses actual payments from the cheque Book
• Reporting on monthly compensation claims.
• Any other duty as per the need for the department.

Education Qualifications

Academic Qualification:

• Accounting Technician Diploma, Diploma Finance or Accounting

Professional Qualification:

• CPA PART II

Other required qualifications (unique/job specific):

• At least 3 years’ experience working with the community in informal, urban and/or rural settings
• Passionate about the community
• 2 years’ experience in the finance department
• A working understanding of accounting principles
• Knowledge of Excel Advance performance and Graphical power BI

Functional Skills:

• Documenting facts
• Checking things
• Articulating information
• Producing output
• Excellent analytical skills
• Keen to details

Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• Relationship building
• Upholding standards
• Following procedures
• Team work
• Meeting timescales