Food For Assets Programme Finance Assistant Job in Kenya

Food For Assets (FFA) is a programme funded by the World Food

Programme (WFP) under Financing Agreement (FA) number

WFP/PRRO/200294/07/2015 signed between the Government of Kenya (GoK) and

the World Food Programme (WFP) in June 2015. 

The overall

objective of the programme is to contribute to improved food security

in Kenya. The Food For Assets (FFA) programme is a three year grant

contract, running from May 2015 to April 2018.

The programme

(FFA) is implemented by the National Drought Management Authority in

fifteen (15) ASAL counties through the NDMA Headquarters.

 

The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) wishes to invite applications for the following positions within the programme:

Position: Finance Assistant (FA) 

1 Post
 

Job Ref No: NDMA/FFA/4/2015-2018

Immediate supervisor: Finance and Accounts Manager (FAM)
 

Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Assist in disbursement of funds for NDMA/Programme supported activities at the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) headquarters and counties


• Monitoring on usage of funds advanced to NDMA counties , to ensure that usage is in line with approved activities and budgets


• Preparation of payment and journal vouchers


• Preparation of cheque payments


• Issuance of signed cheques to payees


• Update of cashbooks on daily basis to monitor the project’s cash position


• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation statements.


• Posting of the project’s accounting transactions in computerised accounting software – Quickbooks


• Remittance of bank payment instructions


• Remittance of statutory and non- statutory deductions


• Filling and storage of the project’s accounting documents / records


• Processing and payment of travel and other advances to project staff and other activities supported by the project


• Payment of petty cash expenses and maintenance of petty cash float


• Training and supervision of interns within the finance section.


• Handling any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the FAM

Academic and Professional Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance, Economics or a Business related degree


• Accounts qualification (CPA Part II) or equivalent


• A minimum of two (2) years working experience in finance duties


• Ability to prepare financial reports to final level


• Experience in use of Quickbooks or any other accounting software


• Practical experience in use of Ms Office packages


• Working experience in public institutions, donor funded programme/projects on financial and procurement procedures will be an added advantage

How to Apply
Interested

and qualified individuals should send or deliver their applications

including detailed Curriculum Vitae to the undersigned. 

The applications can be sent to the e- mail address: hr@ndma.go.ke, 

by post to the address below 

The Chief Executive Officer
National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)
P.O Box 53547 – 00200
Nairobi

 

or delivered to NDMA, Lonrho House 8th Floor 

so as to reach not later than 30th October 2015.

The National Drought Management Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Canvassing for any of the positions will lead to automatic disqualification.