Finance Officer Job in Kenya

Al

Khair Foundation (AKF) is an international humanitarian organization, providing

humanitarian support, international development, emergency aid and disaster

relief in some of the world’s most deprived areas.
 

AKF

Kenya implements projects in the areas of health with special focus on maternal

health care, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and livelihoods across

different parts of Kenya.

 
AKF

Kenya is currently looking for a Finance

Officer, full time position with immediate start for a one year renewable

contract including a three month probationary period.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities
 

The

Finance officer is responsible for ensuring accurate project financial

tracking, recording, reporting on AKF projects and ensuring compliance with

organizational policies and partners’ requirements. 

The

Finance Officer works closely with the Programs Department on all budget,

finance and compliance matters such as forecasts, budget realignments,

financial reports review, etc. 

The

Finance Officer will play a key role in establishing necessary financial

procedures and reinforcing internal controls. S/he will provide training and

ongoing support to project’s beneficiaries.
 

In

particular the incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Prepares
  
  financial reports for reporting to Head office, partners or internal
  
  usage.


• Review
  
  all project financial documentation for compliance—e.g. costs charged to
  
  specific project.


• Ensure
  
  field office compliance with financial management systems as per AKF and
  
  partners’ requirements, rules and regulations.


• Monitors
  
  project expenditure (burn rates) against the total award budget and
  
  against the work plan budget. Discuss project financial performance with
  
  the Programs Department.


• Works
  
  collaboratively with Programs Department to review and oversee project
  
  budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for partners and AKF head office
  
  and actively contributes to the project risk reviews.


• Works
  
  closely with AKF head office and partners to resolve any financial related
  
  issues and follows up on open points to ensure they are resolved.



• Travel
  
  to project sites to provide finance training to beneficiaries, Provide
  
  technical assistance to ensure proper financial management of awards and
  
  timely submission of required financial reports. 


• Evaluate
  
  projects on Cost Benefits Analysis (CBA) and adhere to contract
  
  management.


• Foreign
  
  Exchange currency monitoring.


• Processing
  
  and recording of payments on a daily basis, including verifying the
  
  accuracy of invoices and supporting documents.


• Compile
  
  the Payroll for the AKF Kenya Staff and project staff and ensure
  
  submission of PAYE, NHIF and NSSF are done before deadlines to the
  
  relevant authorities.


• Maintain
  
  the security and accountability of the office petty cash.


• Prepare
  
  for internal and external audits and work closely with auditors and
  
  partners on auditing matters.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s
  
  Degree in Accounting/ Finance.


• ACCA
  
  / CPA will be an added advantage.

• Minimum
  
  of 2-3 years’ experience in accounting and financial management of donors’
  
  budget and regulatory compliance.


• Should
  
  have strong experience and understanding of accounting and reporting
  
  procedures from institutional funding bodies such as DFID, EC & UKAID.


• Not-for-profit
  
  accounting experience – Field experience is an asset.

• Ability
  
  to work with minimal supervision and to initiate activities and identify
  
  organizational needs related to responsibilities.


• Excellent
  
  interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to maintain
  
  effective and satisfactory working relationships with people from diverse
  
  cultures across all levels of the organization.


• Superior
  
  analytical skills, giving attention to details, and strong work ethics.


• Ability
  
  to maintain confidentiality of financial and other sensitive information.


• Capacity
  
  to work under pressure, prioritize multiple tasks, and meet tight
  
  deadlines.


• Proficiency
  
  in accounting software particularly Quick books and Sage.

 
Send your up-dated CV and an application letter which should include your

current and expected remuneration and contact details of three work-related

referees to ahmed.hassan@alkhair.org and copy kenya@alkhair.org 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Al Khair Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate

based on one’s background, beliefs or gender.