CABI Finance Officer (Projects) Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Finance Officer – Projects
 

CABI – Nairobi, Kenya
 
The

Finance Officer – Projects will report to the Finance Manager and take

responsibility for providing overall management of projects

administrative and financial activities at the Africa Regional Centre of

CAB International (CABI) based in Nairobi, Kenya. 

This

role will involve high level interaction with donors, global senior

officers of other regional centres as well as CABI’s head office in the

UK, and with senior government officials of partner organisations in

various countries.
 

 

Established

over 100 years ago, CABI is an intergovernmental not-for-profit

science-based development and information organisation. 

CABI

improves people’s lives by providing information and applying

scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the

environment. 

Our

mission and direction is influenced by our member countries who help

guide the activities undertaken. These include scientific publishing,

development projects and research, and microbial services. 

Please see our website www.cabi.org for further details about our organisation.
 

The

successful candidate will ensure efficient and effective provision of

administrative and financial services support to projects activities at

CABI Africa Regional centre in Nairobi. 

He/She

will manage projects’ accounts through the maintenance of donor

accounts, schedules and statements. He/She will execute donor reporting

and maintain partners’ accounts, schedules and statements. 

The

successful candidate will maintain prepayment schedules, manage income

and expenditure for projects, prepare debtor invoices and invoice

schedules. 

He/She will support partners’ capacity building initiatives, finance functions and facilitate projects audits. 

He/she

is expected to integrate projects administrative and financial

information in providing competent support to CABI projects activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• A
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting or any business related
  
  field from a recognized University, a CPAK or ACCA, or an equivalent
  
  qualification.


• At least three (3) years relevant and progressive experience in a busy international organization.   

Key Competencies   

• Proficiency in of use multiple ICT systems and software and spread sheets.


• Ability to prioritize and manage diverse workloads.


• Exceptional communication skills.


• Strong analytical skills, proactive thinking and use of initiative.


• A good level of project management skills in a cross-cultural environment is essential.


• Dependable and trustworthy with high level of confidentiality and ability to cope well with changing environment.   

Additional Information
 

Salary: Negotiable but commensurate with skills, ability and experience
 

Position Type: 2 year renewable appointment. This is a locally recruited person and will be based in our CABI office in Nairobi – Kenya.

To

apply please send the following to recruitment@cabi.org quoting Job

reference 26-2016 and stating where you saw this advertisement:-

1. a covering letter describing in full how you meet the candidate profile, and to include details of your current remuneration;


2. a full curriculum vitae;


3. the
   
   name and contact details of three referees, one of which must be your
   
   current or most recent employer – referees will not be contacted without
   
   your prior permission.

Please note closing date for receipt of applications is 24th June, 2016