Finance Officer NGO Jobs in Kenya

Kenya jobs, 

Our client is an international charity NGO seeking to reduce poverty in Africa through accelerated access to modern energy products and services.

They seek to recruit a vibrant candidate to fill the post of a Finance Officer to provide financial accounting and management support across all our projects of the organization.

INDUSTRY: NGO
LOCATION: Nairobi
SALARY: Competitive

Finance Officer Job Responsibilities

• Ensure that all project and country office financial/expenditure documents are delivered in a timely manner, reviewed for accuracy and completeness and ready for approval and posting.
• Responsible for entering financial information and maintaining all financial records for projects and for the organization.
• Ensure all projects accounting records and supporting documentation for all financial transactions are maintained in a systematic order and in a safe and secure condition under the custody of the organization.
• Assist in financial control, prepare and analyze budgets, develop financial reports, and make recommendations to the organization on budget expenditures.
• Monitor the expenditures to ensure that programme funds are utilized appropriately by the close of the fiscal year.
• Carry out training on financial policies and procedures to non-finance staff and partners, as required.
• Assist the Head of finance in ensuring that all financial reporting is completed on time and submitted to the supervisor for review on time for submission to donors.
• Help with the preparation of internal and external audits and respond to audit queries in a timely manner.
• Make visits to the country offices as required to support financial operations and management
• Reviewing all ARO staff time sheets ensuring that staff has allocated time properly to projects.
• Leading all project related budgets and working closely with the programmes team.
• Lead on the administration of cash disbursement and drawdown from programmes.
• Opening of project accounts on system.
• Liaise on a regular basis with finance and management staff in the field.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

Qualifications for the Finance Officer Job

• Degree in a business related field with a CPA qualification or equivalent.
• At least 4 years’ experience in an international organization.
• Understanding of multi and bilateral donor policies and procedures.
• Proven numeracy and financial analysis / planning skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to present financial matters to non-financial managers.
• High degree of computer literacy in Microsoft Office products especially Excel and financial systems (Sage).
• Experience of establishing good working relationships with a variety of people.
• Proven track record in delivering results in a pressurized environment.
• Culturally sensitive and ability to adapt easily.

How to Apply

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your C.V only quoting the job title on the email subject (Finance Officer – NGO) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke on or before Friday 11th August, 2017.

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