Location: Nakuru, Kenya,
Career Level: Mid-Level,
Monthly Gross Salary: KES 50,000
Our client is a dynamic Christian non-profit
institution committed to community development and education. Rooted in faith
and love, their mission is to provide vulnerable children with a safe,
nurturing, and hope-filled environment where they can thrive. They believe in
empowering not just children, but their families and communities, through
holistic and transformative support.
Position
Overview
They are looking for an Accounts Assistant who will provide essential financial and administrative support to the Finance Department.
Reporting to the Accountant, this role focuses on the day-to-day processing of financial transactions, maintaining accurate digital and physical records, and ensuring the smooth flow of operations within our Christian educational and outreach programs. The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, organized, and deeply committed to the foundation’s mission through faithful stewardship.
Key
Responsibilities
- Transactional Bookkeeping: Perform daily data
entry of all financial transactions into QuickBooks with high accuracy.
- Documentation & Filing: Maintain a
systematic filing system; ensure all invoices, receipts, and vouchers are
properly authorized, stamped, and archived for audit readiness.
- Statutory Compliance (2026): Assist in the
preparation and timely remittance of monthly statutory deductions,
including PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the Affordable Housing Levy (1.5%) via the
KRA iTax portal.
- Bank & Cash Management: Conduct weekly petty
cash reconciliations and assist the Accountant with monthly bank
reconciliation statements.
- Payroll Support: Assist in the preparation of
payroll, ensuring accuracy in entries and timely disbursement of salaries.
- Audit Assistance: Support internal and external
audit processes by retrieving records and preparing necessary schedules.
- Budget Monitoring: Help monitor program
expenditures against approved budgets and flag any discrepancies.
- Procurement Support: Liaise with vendors for
billing inquiries and assist in sourcing quotes for local purchases.
Qualifications
& Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting,
Finance, or a related field.
- Professional Certification: Must be a CPA-K
holder or equivalent.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in
accounting or finance, preferably within an NGO or educational setting.
- Technical Skills: High proficiency in QuickBooks
and advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Integrity: A strong sense of personal integrity
and a high level of accuracy in financial reporting.
- Language: Well-spoken and written English and
Swahili.
Core
Values
- A committed follower of Christ with a heart for
service.
- Alignment with the mission and Christian values.
- Professionalism, confidentiality, and humility
in service.
How to
Apply
If you are up to the challenge and possess the
necessary qualifications and experience, please send your CV only quoting the
job title in the email subject (Accounts Assistant -Nakuru) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 15th June 2026
N:B Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive any
communication from us within two weeks of your application, kindly consider
your application unsuccessful. We appreciate your interest and thank you for
applying
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