Assistant Finance Officer Job in Kenya

Overall Job Function

Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring proper recording of project expenditures.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for making payments via the MPESA platform to field staff, workshop participants and transfer of funds in utility and M-Pesa platform

Maintaining a proper system of advances to employees by CHS policies including, ensuring effective and optimum utilization of resources within the program

Preparing payment requisitions (invoicing in Navision system) and relevant documents and processing for payment

Ensuring timely payments of monthly bills and utilities to vendors and suppliers

Maintaining a monthly creditors and debtors aged analysis


Preparing bank reconciliations and follow up on long outstanding items

Preparing statutory payments such as withholding tax, HELB, NSSF, and NHIF, and ensuring timely  compliance with regulatory bodies

Maintaining a system for the use of the office imprest/petty cash and undertaking a monthly cash verification procedure to ensure proper use of the imprest

Ensuring accurate and timely recording of field office imprest/petty cash

Ensuring proper recording of project expenditures by ensuring all generated finance vouchers are properly posted and captured in the period they are incurred

Assist during internal and/or external, donor and/or project audits

Maintaining a proper filling system.

Person Specifications

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance Option) or its equivalent from a recognised university

A professional seeking Accountancy qualification, such as CPA or ACCA

At least 3 years of progressive work experience in similar positions with related responsibilities in the NGO sector

Computer literate and working experience in NAVISION accounting package

Familiarity with the local and International accounting and auditing standards.

How To Apply

Interested applicants are invited to email their applications and detailed CVs with contact details of three referees to vacancies@chskenya.org indicating the subject line as Assistant Finance Officer: CHS/HR/ST/004/2024 by January 23, 2024, 5.00 PM.