Our client is looking for a Finance Officer to provide leadership and oversight for fiscal operations and ensure compliance with relevant rules and regulations of the Kenyan government the United States Government partners.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Manage the organization’s QuickBooks accounting and reporting systems.
- Provide timely and accurate financial and budget reporting, weekly, monthly and as needed.
- Support the annual audit locally and collaborate with HQ on all related activities and reports
- Supervise accounts payable, travel reimbursements, consultant payments and other cash management functions
- Supervise weekly preparation of field advance reconciliations
- Perform reconciliation of bank statements, petty cash registers, A/R and A/P and travel advances.
- Supervise tracking and reporting the relocation package expenses for staff.
- Assist the Country director in the preparation and review of all annual budget projections
- Monitor and assure VAT compliance and refund requests
- Maintain Compliance with Fiscal Policy per the Field Office Manual and GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in Accounting, Business Administration or related degree.
- CPA II/ACCA II
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar finance team role
- High level knowledge of and efficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word required.
- Advanced knowledge of QuickBooks Pro or other comparable software
- Proven Knowledge of Budgeting, Accounting and Cash control process required
- Strong communication skills in English.
- Ability to communicate financial and accounting information to subsidiaries.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast –paced, politically and legally complex environment where priorities may change frequently.