APDK is hiring a Project Accountant skilled in grant financial management, donor reporting, budgeting, and audit compliance.
Reports
to: Chief Accountant
About the Role
The
Association for the Physically Disabled of Kenya (APDK), a leading organization
committed to the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities, seeks a
highly motivated and experienced Accountant o oversee financial operations,
internal controls, and compliance at our Rehab Clinic.
The job holder will be fully domiciled in Portreiz Rehabilitation Clinic, Mombasa. (S)he will be required to adhere to strict deadlines, manage project finances in strict accordance with APDK policies and donor regulations and remain pro active in all matters that pertain accounts in different projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial
Management & Reporting
- Maintain comprehensive accounting records via ERP system
- Extract journals, post to the general ledger, and submit accurate
trial balances and management accounts by the 5th of every month
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and weekly cash flow updates
- Lead the preparation of the project’s annual budget and support
departmental heads with budgetary controls.
- Ensure full statutory compliance, including accurate payroll
processing and all statutory deductions
- Manage donor funds meticulously, ensuring reports strictly align
with donor specifications
- Complete all annual audit schedules by January 15th of each year
Supervision &
Internal Controls
- Supervise the Accounts Assistant, Cashiers, and Stores staff
- Conduct impromptu cash counts and check stock cards regularly
- Oversee daily and intact banking of all project collections
- Formally verify all received goods and sign Goods Received Notes
(GRNs)
- Coordinate quarterly physical stock-taking, generate variance
reports, and ensure optimal stock levels
- Maintain, tag, and insure all items on the project’s Fixed Assets
Register, conducting physical verification annually
- Ensure data safety via daily backups and bi-weekly offsite safe
deposits
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance option), Business
Administration, or a related field
- Fully qualified CPA (K) or equivalent professional accounting
qualification
- Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience,
preferably within a project, NGO, or healthcare setup.
- Demonstrated experience working with donor-funded projects and
strict compliance frameworks
Technical Skills &
Competencies
- Advanced hands-on experience with ERP Accounting software and MS
Excel is mandatory
- Strong knowledge of stores management, stock-taking procedures, and
variance reporting
- Proven ability to supervise and develop finance and stores support
staff
- High level of integrity, strong analytical skills, and an
uncompromising attitude toward meeting strict deadlines – this to be
confirmed by at least two former employers
How to Apply
Interested
and qualified candidates are invited to submit their application, consisting of
a cover letter and a detailed CV, clearly outlining their suitability for the
position, to jobs@apdk.org before 1600hrs 31st
July 2026. Please indicate “Rehab Clinic Project Accountant” in the subject
line of your email.
APDK
is an equal opportunity employer and encourages qualified candidates with
disabilities to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
