Finance Officer Jobs in Kenya at RedR UK

Job Title: Finance Officer

Employer: RedR UK

Duty Station:  Nairobi, Kenya

Application Deadline: 14th Nov 2013

Purpose: To support RedR UK in Kenya with a range of Financial and Administrative support.

Responsible to: Head of Support Services

Location: Musa Gitau Road off waiyaki way, Nairobi, Kenya

Period: Fixed term till 31st December, 2014.

Hours: 5 days per week

Salary: 1,148,884/-KES per annum (Grade 4, Step 1).

Job Description

The Finance Officer will provide support to the Head of Support/Country Director on the day-to-day finance and liaison functions for Nairobi office.

Finance:

• Record financial transactions in line with RedR UK & donor requirements.
• Process timely payments for goods and services received.
• Managing and reconciling bank/cash books, preparation of monthly financial accounts for submission to RedR UK, ensuring financial and resource accountability and effective management of records as required for auditing.
• Adhere to the Head of Support/Country Director instructions (as Budget Holder) to ensure that expenditures are in line with RedR UK policies and financial procedures.
• Coordinate any interim and annual audits.
• Ensure proper accounting of project recoveries and income recognition.
• Check and monitor the field office sub-account transactions and incorporate in reports.
• Maintain, at all times, accurate and up-to-date financial record and provide information when required.
• Establish and prepare accurate and timely information for financial monitoring and progress of programme funds and grants.
• Prepare monthly cash flow projections, assisting the HOS in preparing monthly cash forecast according to donor requirements, as requested.
• Maintain collection and storage of regular financial reports and budget records.
• Ensure adherence to the RedR UK and Nairobi offices finance and administration guidelines at all times.
• Provide soft and hard copies of monthly financial reports on deadline.
• Assist in the preparation of donor reporting, interim and final.
• Preparation of Statutory remittance to concerned bodies as provided for in the payroll – NHIF, NSIF, NSSF, Consultants withholding tax remissions and Annual returns.  This needs to be done within the deadlines given.
• Issuance and monitoring of Local Purchase Orders (LPOs) for goods and services.
• Be responsible for the posting of the monthly finance pouch to UK, to include all necessary documents, as outlined by line manager.

Duties:

• Follow any procedures and guidelines as laid out by RedR UK and provide comments on where it can be more effective for the programme.
• Work in close collaboration with other staff members, and provide back up support where necessary.
• Liaise and communicate through line management with the UK.
• Develop an understanding of RedR courses and an ability to communicate and market the courses to local and international NGOs.
• Any other duties specified by the Head of Support or Country Director as appropriate for the role.

Person Specification:

• Kenyan national
• BSc or MSc in Business Finance, Finance or other related fields preferred
• CPA qualified preferred section 6 or CPA K.
• Proven experience in financial accounting of not less than 5 years
• Excellent computer literacy in Excel and Word
• Strong financial management experience with admin experience a strong advantage
• Experience in liaising with Government, NGOs, UN and other organisations.
• Experience in financial reporting on ECHO, DFID, OFDA, USAID grants
• Experience in preparing, reporting against and reforecasting budgets
• Experience in QuickBooks
• Strong commitment to humanitarian work, preferably with more than 2 years’ experience of working with an NGO
• Good interpersonal and team working skills, within a multicultural setting
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Good spoken and  written English
• Proactive approach to work and able to work with limited supervision at various points
• Flexibility and a can-do approach to tasks and the ability to adapt to a changing and challenging environment.
• Familiarity with and commitment to RedR’s vision and mission, and willingness to promote this in the field.

How to Apply:

Please submit your Updated C.V. and cover letter indicating the position on the subject line to: HR.kenya@redr.org.uk.