General:
European Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD) is an independent Brussels based not-for-profit organization incorporated under Dutch co-operative law. EUCORD’s mission is to help people living in poverty in developing countries improve their well-being.
It aims to achieve this by engaging the private sector in delivering services to rural communities so as to ensure healthy families and sustainable livelihoods.
Position Description
Position Title: Project
AccountantEuropean Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD) is an independent Brussels based not-for-profit organization incorporated under Dutch co-operative law. EUCORD’s mission is to help people living in poverty in developing countries improve their well-being.
It aims to achieve this by engaging the private sector in delivering services to rural communities so as to ensure healthy families and sustainable livelihoods.
Position Description
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Reports To: International Project Coordinator (IPC)
Position Summary:
The Project Accountant will be responsible for providing effective financial support to the “East African Sorghum Value Chain Development” Project ensuring compliance with donors’ (Common Fund for Commodities, East Africa Breweries Ltd.) and European Cooperative for Rural Development’s (EUCORD) policies and procedures.
The Project Accountant will be responsible for the processing of financial data according to donor/client requirements, verifying accuracy of data, assisting in budget planning, implementing accounting policies and procedures, and generating prompt and accurate financial reports.
Financial Management:
- Prepare
monthly financial reports
- Overall
responsibility for project accounting in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
- Review
local expense reports for compliance with donor regulations
- Prepare
wire transfer requests
- Prepare
and issue payroll checks for local staff
- Implement
the policies and procedures in field accounting
- Assist
Home office to prepare budget analyses on a monthly basis
- Maintain
the field-level inventory report in an accurate, complete and current
manner
- Manage
local insurance contracts
- Ensure
compliance to the Government of Kenya’s personnel and financial management
regulations (including necessary remittances)
- Provide
feedback and reporting to the International Project Coordinator or Field
Supervisory regarding financial performance and training needs.
- Attend
to other tasks as may be assigned by the International Project
Coordinator.
Experience & Education & Skill Requirements:
- University
Degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration.
- In-depth
understanding and proficiency in the use of accounting systems.
- Ability
to train and support field Finance and Programme staff in accounting
matters
- Good
communication skills, both written and verbal in Kiswahili and English
- Professional
accounting qualification to Certified Public Accountant Kenya or ACCA
- 3-5
years of working experience in a busy accounting environment preferably in
a not for profit organization or other financial services sector.
Interested candidates should also clearly state their current and expected remuneration.
Please visit our website www.eucord.org to learn more about our activities.
Email all application documents to vacancy@eucord.org to reach us not later than Friday, January 27, 2012.
“Please note correspondence will be to the shortlisted candidates only”.
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