Grant Accountant manages grant financial reporting, budget tracking, and donor compliance, requires an Accounting/Finance Degree, CPA(K), and 2+ years grant management experience. Full-time role in Nairobi.
Purpose of Position
The Grant
Accountant will promote Grants financial stewardship, accountability,
reliability and accuracy of financial reports as well as implement financial
policies. The role is required to safeguard assets and ensures compliance to
donor regulations.
Major
Responsibilities
Financial Reporting:
Preparation
of timely and accurate financial reports for submission to donors and
management by 15th of every month.
Load
grants reports in FFR database
Prepare
management reports for decision making purposes to the Senior Grants Finance
Officer by 15th of the month.
Support
and participate in month end and year- end processes
Prepare
analysis of grant expenditure for management action to help in monitoring the
burn rate for grants and special projects. undefined
Budget Monitoring and Financial
Management
Help
Project staff in linking Grant Budget to Grant Work-plans, so that the
activities to be undertaken in the projects matches to the budget
Ensure
strict adherence to the approved budgets.
Monitor
and review activities to ensure that only budgeted costs have been incurred
Ensure
vendors are paid within the stipulated time
Ensure
staff advances are properly managed
Ensure
assets purchased through donor funds are properly utilized and safe guarded
Monitoring and Compliance
Monitor
Project expenses against the approved budget monthly by 10th of the month.
Reconcile
time sheets with payroll for the project staff under grants.
Ensure
donor regulations are adhered to for the assigned projects as per grant
agreement.
Perform
Vendor screening
Support
and coordinate grants end closure processes
Risk Management
Facilitate
audit process for assigned grants both internal and external audits
Provide
relevant information for audit responses
Follow up
on implementation of audit recommendations
Review
grants PRFs for budget availability and proper coding
Provide
and maintain grants financial information for safe custody and access
Ensure
assets purchased through donor funds are properly utilized and safe guarded
Identify
finance risks facing the grant and share with management
Administration
Attend
program technical meetings and give feedback and updates on financial aspect of
the assigned grants.
Ensure
good storage of financial reports and records in line with the WVK and donor
requirements
Ensure
all copies of final signed Grant agreements documents between donors and WVK is
available on file
Supervises
the driver
Required Professional experience
Minimum
of 2 years’ experience in finance and accounting, business management, business
administration
Basic
understanding of project management
Required Education & Certification
Bachelor
of Commerce, Economics, Accounting or Finance or related field
CPA
Section 4 or intermediate
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
Excellent
verbal and written communication skills, good interpersonal skills.
Practical
experience of using SUN system accounting Software is preferred
Advanced
excel and analytical skills
Compatibility
with WV’s Mission, ethos, policies and core values.
A team
player.
World Vision Kenya:
Has not
outsourced its recruitment process to any organization or agency that, through
website postings, e-mail messages, newsletters or otherwise, claim to be doing
recruitment on its behalf.
Does not
solicit money for any part of its recruitment processes including
short-listing, interviews, or medical checks.
Will not
be responsible for such fraudulent correspondence or any loss of money or
theft, which may result from anyone engaging in such recruitment activity.
Victims
of such fraudulent correspondence may wish to report it to law enforcement
authorities
