Senior Accountant Vacancy Re-Advertisement – NGO

Job Title: Senior Accountant
 

Availability: Immediately

An NGO in Kenya established to empower youth by giving them skills training and

linking them to job opportunities.
 

The key purpose of the organization

is to assist disadvantaged youth to make informed choices, develop

labour-market oriented employability skills and access job placements, savings

and enterprise development support.

• Daily book keeping of finance &accounting
  
  data ,processing of all transactions using documents of original entry and
  
  reconciliation of cash and bank balances using quick books


• Monthly reporting to the finance and
  
  administration manager providing fully reconciled reports detailing center
  
  advances, expenditure and cash/bank reconciliations, budget follow ups
  
  tracking and accountability to strict deadlines.


• Assist in preparation and follow up of program
  
  budget for centers and trips substance advances


• Ensure that all expenses are properly
  
  authorized and documented before payment for such expenses by preparing
  
  correct budget codes and seeking prior approval


• Ensure that all payments are prepared on time
  
  and in accordance with all financial guidelines and approval procedure


• Maintain filing systems for all financial and
  
  accounting records in accordance with guidelines and verify the
  
  completeness of the documentation on the files by maintaining both hard
  
  and soft copies to support all financial transactions and for the donor
  
  reporting



• Ensure that all bookings in cash books and
  
  ledgers are done on daily basis for both and in strict compliance with
  
  guidelines to include advances and pre-payments and reconciled including
  
  reconciliation of select ledgers and balance sheet items.


• Maintenance and updating of a fully written
  
  fixed assets register


• Write journal entries for reclassification of
  
  expenses as required and enter into quick books


• Assist in preparation of yearend audit
  
  schedules and provide all documents required by the auditor during audit
  
  as well as answering some audit queries as needed


• Maintain a schedule for payment of utilities
  
  and lease agreements for the organization to ensure timely payments


• Report any irregularities found during
  
  scrutiny of accountability documents


• Continuously remind and train center staff on
  
  optimum accountability requirements


• Provide leave cover for the Finance
  
  &Administration Manager pertaining to accounts and record keeping
  
  needs.


• Accounting process, Audit trail and statutory
  
  compliance.


• File monthly VAT returns


• Monthly PAYE and withholding tax payments


• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor

• At least Two (2) years  experience in
  
  accounting


• Conversant with quick books and Microsoft
  
  office excel


• CPA finalist.


• Ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse
  
  tasks simultaneously using prioritization.


• Strong oral and written communication skills.


• Excellent Presentation skills.

 
To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV to hr@capyei.org

Cover letter should be pasted on the body of the email and not as an

attachment.

Applicants are required to quote their current and expected salary on the cover

letter.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.