Accountant Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Accountant

The main goal of Kisumu Local Interaction Platform (KLIP), supported by MISTRA URBAN FUTURES (M-UF), is co-generation, practical application and dissemination of knowledge for the purposes of sustainable urban development. 

To achieve this, KLIP brings together the academia, private sector, industry and public sector in knowledge production, management, application and uptake. 

The current key stakeholders include City of Kisumu, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Maseno University, the Private Sector and Civil Society. KLIP has received funding from Mistra Urban Futures of Chalmers University of Technology towards carrying out programme activities.

It is on the basis of the foregoing that the Trust wishes to recruit a dependable, dynamic, result oriented, team player and energetic person for the position of the Accountant in the KLIP-M UF Programme.

The responsibilities of the KLIP Accountant will include, but are not limited to:

 
The Accountant will be responsible to the Director of Trust through the Coordinator for ensuring that proper financial planning, budgeting, control, management and operations are adhered to. 

Working under the direction of the Director, the Accountant will produce the requisite financial documents for both Management and the Trustees.

Qualifications
 
Applicants:
  • Must posses at least a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance or Accounting or related discipline.
  • Must be holders of CPA (K) or in the final stage of CPA (K).
  • Should have at least three (3) years experience at the level of Assistant Accountant in a busy organisation.
This will be on a one-year contract, renewable on mutual agreement and on the basis of availability of funding. 

The successful candidate will be paid a competitive and an attractive consolidated salary package. 

Applications, including cover letter, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates and testimonials, curriculum vitae clearly indicating current remunerations with names and contacts (telephone numbers and e-mails) of three referees should reach the under-mentioned by Friday, 29th August 2014.

The Director
Kisumu Local Interaction Platform Trust
P.O. Box 7750 40100 
Kisumu, Kenya


eMail:
 info@kliptrust.or.ke