Senior Finance Officer ( Isiolo) at The Strategies for Northern Development

Strategies for Northern Development The Strategies for Northern Development (SND) is a local non-governmental organization working with nomadic pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia. SND was registered in Kenya with NGO coordination board as a fully-fledged NGO on 6th of December 2007 and Agency for Civil Society organization in Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on 21st October 2019. It sprouted from two CBOs (Pastoralist Strategies and Rehabilitation Programme (PASREP) which was registered in January 2002 and Community Development and Poverty Alleviation Program (CODPAP) registered in January 2004). The two CBO’s merged to enable their resourceful persons share wealth of experience and skills in order to address myriads of challenges facing pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya. The orgnization has grown rapidly over the last 12 years in terms of geographical coverage, scope of technical programs as well as financial and human resources. SND commands a wealth of experience in development/ humanitarian work as well as managing huge donor resources. Over the years it has received funding from various Local and International NGOs, UN agencies; European Union as well as USAID funded Health and Peace building programs. The operational capacity of SND has also been strengthened during the past 5 years through an increased budgetary allocation and recruitment of competent staffs to enhance organizational capacity.

Purpose of this position:

 The role of the Finance Officer involves providing financial and administrative support to the organization.

He/she is responsible for maintaining sound financial and accounting systems and controls for the organization.

The role entails performing day-to-day financial accounting tasks, including, processing payments, filing, and document retrieval.

Other Roles and Responsibilities:

• Keep accurate records for all daily transactions


• Prepare balance sheets


• Oversee the preparation of all financial statements, invoices as required


• Ensure accounts payables and accounts receivables are performed accurately and timely


• Update internal systems with financial data


• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports


• Reconcile bank statements


• Participate in financial audits


• Track bank deposits and payments


• Assist in budget preparation and ensure all expenses are within the assigned project budget


• Review and implement financial policies


• Ensure data integrity in all financial reporting


• Perform financial analysis and management tasks


• Review financial paperwork and procedures and make appropriate changes


• Undertake other duties as required

Key Competence

• University degree in Commerce (BCOM), BBA, BBM, or other related fields. Specialized in Finance or Accounting.


• Holder of CPAK/ACCA


• Membership in a recognized professional accountancy body such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Certified Public Accounts (ICPAK) added advantage.


• Have proven financial management experience of a minimum of 5 years in Local/INGOs.


• Be able to work under pressure as may be required;


• Be a team player


• Be self-driven and able to work within tight deadlines and report on multiple projects.


• Well conversant with the accounting system e.g., Quick book, ERP Pentasoft


• Excellent in computer packages especially excel.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Previous work experience in ASAL is an asset.

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