Position Title:Project Accountant
Location: Garissa
Organization and Program Overview: Founded in 1958, Education Development Center
(EDC) is an international nonprofit organization that works to build bridges
between educational research, policy, and practice.
This
project is the third phase of what was formerly known as the Garissa Youth
Project (G-Youth).
Under the new project identity of YYC! NEP, EDC will adapt the YYC approach for the context in North Eastern Province, coordinating with YYC partners in other regions, and national and county youth boards to replicate successful strategies.
Under the new project identity of YYC! NEP, EDC will adapt the YYC approach for the context in North Eastern Province, coordinating with YYC partners in other regions, and national and county youth boards to replicate successful strategies.
EDC will take a phased approach in
which we expand activities at different intervals in the new regions of
Garissa, Wajir and Mandera.
General Position Summary: The Project Accountant will perform full range of typical financial duties, including disbursements, banking, financial information data entry, inventory control and financial records management.
This position reports to the Finance
and Administration Manager and works directly with the Administration
& HR Officer who has procurement and petty cash functions.
Essential functions include [but are not limited to]:
& HR Officer who has procurement and petty cash functions.
Essential functions include [but are not limited to]:
- Write cheques
- Input of all financial data into QuickBooks
and upload to FTP
- Manage verification & liquidation &
retirement of all advances
- Supervise the management of petty cash and
conduct periodic cash counts.
- Verify and validate office financial back up
documentation regularly ensuring proper documentation, compliance and
implementation of all policies and procedures when making payments
- Conduct bank transactions
- Maintain accounting documentation in an
orderly manner.
- Ensure that all statutory payments are
submitted on a timely basis (PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, Withholding Tax)
- Work closely with the Admin Assistant on the
VAT exemption applications and ensure follow-up of the same including
proper record documentation
- Verify travel advances and review travel
expense reports.
- Conduct periodic field monitoring visits to
supervise cash management and procurement and any other related activities
- Plan and conduct inventory counts and manage
the asset register by updating the inventory records
- Work closely with the technical team and
assist in drawing up activity budgets for planned activities
- Assist the technical team during the activity
planning stage to ensure adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures
- Assist in making payments to workshop
participants
- Assist in the Grant making process
- Payroll preparation and processing
- Preparation of Cash Forecasts.
- Scanning all financial documents and
submitting hard copy files to HO for evaluation and back-up
- Work closely with the IT department on
addressing policy issues and staff requirements
- Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications and Requirements:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business
Administration or equivalent professional qualifications with 2-3 years
experience.
- Strong computer skills in QuickBooks
accounting software, Microsoft office application including Word, Excel,
Power Point and Outlook.
- Good interpersonal and organizational skills
with ability to efficiently take up multiple tasks under pressure and
tight deadlines.
- Good knowledge of donor (USAID) rules and
regulations.
- Demonstrate ability in analyzing financial
documentation and reporting.
- Good communication skills, written and verbal,
in English and Kiswahili languages.
- Ability to assist and mentor staff on finance
matters to ensure adherence to the organizations’ policies and procedures.
- Willingness to travel to represent and
undertake project activities.
- Good knowledge of IT is an added advantage.
Application and contact details:
Apply in English with a letter, a
resume and names of three references to yyc-nep@edc.org alternatively, you may
hand deliver your application to the Yes Youth Can office in Garissa during the
hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The closing date for this position is
2nd September 2014
EDC is committed to diversity in the workplace.
EDC offers a supportive work
environment, competitive salary and excellent benefits.