Jacaranda Health Finance Associate Job in Ruiru Kenya

Finance Associate Job Description
Jacaranda Health is a social venture that aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. We are combining business and clinical innovations to provide affordable maternity and reproductive health services to low-income urban women. We have launched one clinic in Nairobi this year, and plan to expand to other locations in the region. We strive to be a data-driven company which improves its operational efficiency through informed decision making on the costs and pricing mechanisms in the health care market.

Job Summary

The Finance Associate will report and work closely with the Finance and Impact Evaluation Director to design and maintain robust accounting and financial systems. This includes setting up and entering transaction data in electronic databases (Quickbooks and Excel), ensuring compliance with accounting and government procedures, reporting on our financial structure.
We are looking for an intelligent, proactive and flexible individual with previous accounting experience, project management skills and great attention to detail.

Responsibilities

Accounting processes

Enter transactions (expenses, payments, etc.) to Quickbooks Help modify as needed Chart of Accounts in QuickbooksEnsure proper functioning and software maintenance for Quickbooks Financial reporting and analysisGenerate financial reports and analysis to inform management decision-making as neededCompile costing information (e.g. cost of goods sold, variable costs, fixed costs) for existing services through auditing receipts, discussing with other staff (nurses, housekeeping, procurement)Perform market research on costs and prices for expansion into other services, buying new equipment, targeting new clients etc.Other financial processes: Filing and tracking Create and maintain filing systems for expense, payment receipts, invoices, etc.Ensure timely submission of expense receipts by all staff membersAudit receipts and expense reportsTrack timely completion of cash collection, deposit and withdrawal systems, as well as any other payment processesAttend to other administrative duties as assignedBachelor of Commerce degree (finance or accounting option) or other business related course and be a qualified and registered CPAMinimum of 3 years’ proven accounting experience in the management of financial systems and budgets, financial reporting, financial data analysis, auditing, and taxation with reputed accounting company or within the accounting department of a reputed organization.Proficiency in Quickbooks and Microsoft suite (particularly MS-Excel)(Applicant to be tested on practical quantitative applications during the interview)High attention to detail and analytical skills requiredKnowledge of accepted accounting practices and principles, auditing practices and principles, applicable laws, codes and regulationsProactive, self-starter and team-oriented;  able to multi-task effectively and manage competing priorities in a typical start-up environmentDependable and upholding highest level of honesty and confidentialityFluent in English and Kiswahili Interested candidates may apply by:
2. After completing the application, please also submit your CV and a cover letter to jobs@jacararandahealth.org.

Only applicants that have completed the online form as well as submitted their CV will be considered. 

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received, we will be unable to confirm all submissions. Preference will be given to applications submitted by January 15th, 2013.