Accountant role at GROOTS Kenya, managing financial operations and donor reporting. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with CPA(K) certification, 3–5 years’ experience in a not-for-profit organization, and experience with donors such as EU, Mastercard Foundation, and UN agencies. Full-time, on-site role. Apply by 3rd September 2026.
Job Responsibilities:
Financial
Management
- Support budget development, expenditure monitoring, and donor
financial reporting.
- Ensure financial records are well maintained, policies adhered to,
and internal controls implemented.
- Assist in project and institutional audit preparation and coordinate
audit processes.
Accounting
& Payments
- Timely and accurate capturing of financial data in the accounting
system.
- Preparation of payment vouchers and ensuring that they are supported
by the necessary requisitions, budget lines, approvals, and quotations,
where applicable.
- Process payments accurately and on time through the Safaricom
paybill portal and reconcile weekly.
- Prepare and review bank payments through the GROOTS Kenya bank
portal.
- Ensure timely reconciliation of bank statements, petty cash, and
imprest accounts.
- Receive all the supporting expenditure for imprest advanced, ensure
complete, accurate and quality supporting documentation and resolve
accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
- Receive invoices from suppliers, ensure they are invoiced as per the
booking/activity, attach all the necessary documentation & present for
payment approval.
Financial
Reporting & Systems
- Generate monthly management financial reports and donor reports as
per requirements.
- Track expenditures in real time against budgets and donor compliance
standards.
- Maintain updated and accurate financial databases and supporting
documentation.
- Safeguard confidentiality of all financial data and uphold GROOTS
Kenya’s financial reputation.
- Maintain ongoing communication with the Finance Officer on finance,
accounting, procurement, and administration matters.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting Finance, Commerce, or any business
related field from a recognized university.
- CPA (K) qualification or equivalent professional certification
required
- 3 – 5 years’ relevant experience in a Not for profit organization
- Experience working with donors such as EU, Global Affairs Canada,
Mastercard Foundation, WORLD BANK and UN agencies
- Prior experience managing an annual budget of $ 2.0 -4.0 Million
- Experience in using Microsoft Navision
- Proficiency in accounting softwaremostly Ms Excel.
- High attention to detail, integrity, and ability to meet tight
deadlines.
- Ability to prioritize, organize and carry out multiple tasks
efficiently under pressure and with little supervision.
How to Apply
Interested
qualified candidates should submit a CV and cover
letter outlining their qualifications and relevant experience to talent@grootskenya.org by COB 3rd
September 2026. Applicants must indicate the POSITION in
the email subject.
