The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in
the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH), HIV/AIDS prevention, response to gender based violence, disaster risk reduction (DRR), livelihoods and governance.
Applications are invited for the position of:
Finance Assistant - Lodwar
Job Summary:The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH), HIV/AIDS prevention, response to gender based violence, disaster risk reduction (DRR), livelihoods and governance.
Applications are invited for the position of:
Finance Assistant - Lodwar
Reporting to the Finance Officer, the Finance Assistant will be responsible for ensuring IRC systems and procedures of internal controls are followed when committing financial transactions in Lodwar to ensure that there is always enough cash support program activities.
He/she will maintain high levels of discipline and integrity in fiscal operations.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain
petty cash at the set limit ensuring no cash shortage at all times
- Ensure
that all cash payments are fully supported and are authorized at set
limits as per IRC Kenya delineation chart before disbursement
- Prepare
the petty cash upload spreadsheets to upload stage ready for review
- Monitor
and track cash advanced to program and support staff on a monthly basis
ensuring that liquidation reports are prepared and correction journals
prepared ready for review by finance officer/manager
- Perform
supervised petty cash counts every Friday, month end and as requested
during supervision events
- Ensure
that all cash received is duly receipted, coded and promptly banked
- Rubber
stamping ‘paid’ on all documents once cash vouchers are signed and cash
disbursed and before filing
- Maintain
an organized and well documented (all files must be labeled properly and
visibly) and sequential filing system for all cash disbursement vouchers
- Ensure
that files with original documentations are sent to Nairobi on a monthly
basis and duplicate files are maintained for field use.
- Might
be assigned to perform other tasks in other IRC field office as per the
needs of the organization
Required qualifications, experience and skills
- Minimum
CPA II qualification
- Candidates
who pursued Kenya Accounting Technicians Course (KATC)
as a foundation course will have an added advantage.
- Should
be a member of a recognized professional accountancy body.
- Knowledge
of best accounting practices – Income Tax, VAT Regulations; at least three
years of prior professional experience in a similar post
- Knowledge
of Microsoft Office applications and other accounting software
- Ability
to work independently in a rapidly changing professional environment with
a view towards establishing administrative procedures and protocol that
will ensure optimal functioning of the operation
- Excellent
interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills
- Fluency
in spoken and written English
- Fluency
in Turkana language will be an added advantage
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
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