Job Title: Accountant
Hiring Organization: Uthabiti Africa
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Non Profit
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 06/14/2024
Key
Responsibilities:
Transactional
processing:
- Ensure that all
financial transactions are processed accurately, in a timely manner, and
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
organizational policies, procedures and other relevant provisions.
- Implement, and
maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related to
transaction processing.
- Support
management, oversight, processing and backup for processing all of the
following transactions: payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expense,
fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations and allocations.
- Perform
month-end closing procedures, including overhead allocations, bank account
reconciliations and updating schedules.
- Maintain an
orderly, efficient and effective accounting filing system.
Reporting Responsibilities:
- Assist in
issuing timely, accurate, and complete financial statements for all
levels, including Board of Directors, funders, and management.
- Assist in
coordinating the preparation of the draft audited financial statements and
all tax returns.
- Assist with
preparing financial information for the annual report.
- Recommend and
report upon benchmarks against which to measure organizational
performance.
- Calculate and
issue financial and operating metrics.
- Assist in
production of cash flow reports, annual budget, and forecasts.
- Calculate
variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
- Provide a system
of management cost reports. assist with financial analyses and models as
needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and
contract negotiations.
Operational
Responsibilities:
- Assist in
fundraising efforts for the organization
- Ensure
organizational assets and equipment are maintained as per policies and
procedures in place
- Assist with
development of long-term investment and other financial planning.
- Assist with
preparation and revision of finance and operation guidelines to respond to
emerging needs and requirements.
- Assist with
legal, compliance and regulatory issues
- Assist the
organization on safe and efficient operations
- Assist in
payroll administration including compliance with relevant/applicable laws
e.g. taxation andtimely remittance of statutory deductions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s
degree in Commerce, Accounting, Business Management, Bsuienss
Administration, Business Information Systems
- Professional
Accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA)
- Proficiency in
accounting software applications; experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365
ERP is an added advantage.
- Proficiency in
Microsoft https://www.facebook.com/groups/2040008082884909/ applications
(Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc)
- Upto date
membership with relevant professional body e.g. ICPAK.
- Experience with
social enterprises is an added advantage
- Experience with
fundraising is an added advantage.
- High level of
integrity and discretion when handling confidential information.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build
effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Strong
problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities
How To
Apply
Interested candidates should send
in their CV to recruitment@uthabitiafrica.org by 20th June 2024.
