Heshima Kenya, an NGO based in Nairobi, Kenya is seeking an accountant in our Nairobi office.
This position is responsible for updating, verifying, and maintaining accounting journals and ledgers, managing multiple grants and an inventory management system, along with other financial duties as per approved policies and procedures.
Responsibilities: -
This position is responsible for updating, verifying, and maintaining accounting journals and ledgers, managing multiple grants and an inventory management system, along with other financial duties as per approved policies and procedures.
Responsibilities: -
- Preparing
cash book and postings to ledgers as required
- Carrying
out reconciliation of various accounts as required
- Preparing
timely and accurate trial balance and other related financial statements
- Preparing
monthly journals to the relevant GL accounts and creating new codes
- Receiving
payments and providing copies of receipts to relevant persons
- Tracking
and auditing petty cash and assisting employees with expense reports
- Verifying
various claims as per approved procedures
- Preparing
payroll
- Perform
filing and general administrative tasks
- Oversight
of annual field audit preparation
- Oversight
of organization's inventory management system and ensuring compliance with
local sales tax and production laws
- Review
of and adherence to respective financial funding sources grants, or letter
of agreements and requirements
- Preparation
and filing of annual Kenya forms and documentation including, but not
limited to, Kenya Revenue Authority and NGO Coordination Board
- Review
of overall internal accounting controls of Kenya office
- Ensure
strong communication with organization's US based accountant about all
outstanding issues and queries incurred in Kenya
- Work
closely with the Executive Director
Education and Experience
- Certified
CPA III
- 2-3
years experience in accounting
- Knowledge
of accounting in manufacturing concern, especially on inventory management
- B.Com
degree in business or accounting an advantage
- Ability
to prepare and analyze financial reports
- MS
Office and knowledge of QuickBooks
- Proficiency
of generally accepted accounting and bookkeeping principles and procedures
- Previous
experience working with NGOs and international grants a plus
Submit your cover letter, CV, and salary requirements to accountant@heshimakenya.org
Closing date: 14 Jan 2012
Only qualified applications will be reviewed
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