Habitat for Humanity Kenya, a Christian Non-Governmental Organization with a mission of eliminating poor housing and homelessness, wishes to recruit the following position to support its growth and expansion.
Position: Senior Accountant
Reports to: Finance Manager
Email Application Code: SA-2011-1
Purpose of Position
The purpose of this position is to offer accounting services to the organization and ensuring that all financial resources that come into the organization are recorded, tracked, and accounted for and used in fulfillment of the core mission of the organization of building and renovating houses that ensure families live in decent houses and decent communities.
The position also deputizes the Finance Manager’s position.
Key areas of responsibilities:
Position: Senior Accountant
Reports to: Finance Manager
Email Application Code: SA-2011-1
Purpose of Position
The purpose of this position is to offer accounting services to the organization and ensuring that all financial resources that come into the organization are recorded, tracked, and accounted for and used in fulfillment of the core mission of the organization of building and renovating houses that ensure families live in decent houses and decent communities.
The position also deputizes the Finance Manager’s position.
Key areas of responsibilities:
- Manage the accounting functions: Assist the Finance Manager in the development, documentation, implementation, and monitoring of National Office’s financial transactions to ensure that transactions are recorded on an accurate and timely basis and financial reports are provided to stakeholders.
- Implementation of Internal Controls: Ensure the implementation of all internal control processes in all disbursements and transactions.
- Produce financial and statistical information: Oversee the production and storage of financial data and reports for the organization.
- Budget Preparation: Participate in the development of the annual budget and ensure that the National Office office is spending according to budget through preparation of monthly budget versus expenditure analysis.
- Payroll Administration- Assist the Finance Manager in preparation of the payroll and ensuring that all statutory deductions are remitted to government in a timely and consistent manner.
- Loan Tracking System and Sun-system reconciliations: - Supervise and ensure the integrity of the data entered into both the Sun-system and Loan Tracking System.
- Supervise and provide support to Finance Officers both in the National Office and the field and ensure the following duties are carried out:-
- Ensure all bank and petty cash accounts are accurately and timely maintained.
- Secure and prepare required supporting documentation for expenditure and Journal batches.
- Reconcile fund transfers each month.
- Oversee the disbursement process, ensuring required authorization and documentation.
- Posting of all vouchers in Sun Systems.
- Conduct the month-end and quarterly end close process, including consolidation of project accounts, reconciliations, revaluation and preparation of financial statements.
- Advise and implement financial policies while promoting fraud awareness in all activities.
- Assist in the preparations for the year end audit including providing all necessary documents.
Experience & Education & Skill Requirements:
- University Degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration.
- In-depth understanding and proficiency in the use of accounting systems, particularly Bankers Realm and SUN Systems.
- Ability to train and support field Finance and Programme staff in accounting matters
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal Kiswahili and English
- Professional accounting qualification to Certified Public Accountant Kenya or ACCA
- 3-5 years of working experience in a busy accounting environment preferably in a microfinance institution or other financial services sector.
Qualified candidates should submit electronic copies of their qualifications to recruitment@hfhkenya.or.ke by or before 30th November 2011 clearly indicating the code number of the position they are applying for in the subject line of their forwarding e-mails.
Interested candidates should also clearly state their current and expected remuneration.
Interested candidates should also clearly state their current and expected remuneration.
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