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Sightsavers NGO Finance & Support Services Officer Jobs in Kenya


Responsibilities

Financial Administration

  • Timely preparation of payment vouchers and writing and dispatching cheques
  • Periodic data entry of vouchers into Sun system and ensuring the same is posted within 5 working days from the Transaction date and filing of the same.
  • Handle regular payroll administrative issues such as ensuring payroll is delivered to the bank once prepared and the necessary statutory cheque payments delivered in a timely manner as required in the Income Tax Act & filing with respective authorities the annual PAYE & NHIF returns.
  • Timely preparation of monthly bank reconciliation and complete month-end accounting checklist of each month for FSSM review
  • Reviewing and processing staff field trips advances and ensuring settlement of the same within 5 working days after return
  • Assist in preparing schedules and providing documents and information to Internal & External Auditors.
  • Support the FSSM in programme planning and budgeting activities.
  • Cash flow management

    Office Administration

  • Coordinate renewal of motor vehicle licences and insurances.
  • Maintaining fixed assets registers that meets the accounting and insurance standards and ensuring all the new and existing insurable equipment are appropriately and adequately insured.
  • Ensuring of safe custody of office
  • Filing of both financial and programme documents

    Programme and Partnership Strengthening

  • Conduct review of financial reports from programme implementation partners
  • Conduct Partner visits to review their financial accountability, procedures as well as periodic due diligence reviews.
  • Provide support to FSSM in financial reporting on programmes and to donors

    Procurement

  • Provide oversight and guidance to Administrative Assistant and Driver as needed
    on programme and office procurement processes and stock management
  • Any other duty as may be assigned from time to time by either the Finance & Support Services Manager or the Country Director

    Qualifications

  • A bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Finance and at least a recognised level 2 accounting qualification e.g. CPA 2 etc.
  • Proven working experience in a busy accounting department, ideally in an INGO environment but experience of audit would be advantageous.
  • Demonstrable experience in providing financial support and monitoring of programme implementing partners
  • Demonstrable experience in financial reporting for donor-funded programmes
  • Planning and Organising
  • Detail handling and financial analysis
  • Excellent communication skills (both oral & written}
  • Capacity building or facilitation skills
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision
  • IT skill – Excel, MS Word, accounting packages and Global ICT communications systems
  • Good communicator
  • Team Working
  • Planning and Organising
  • Interpersonal and intercultural sensitivity
  • High degree of integrity
  • Active listener
  • Driving for quality
  • Self-motivation & self-development

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 27th October, 2017

    For more information and job application details, see; Sightsavers NGO Finance & Support Services Officer Jobs in Kenya

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