Vacancy: Assistant Accountants
2 Positions
The Young Women’s Christian Association is a National Organization founded in 1912 whose purpose is to develop the leadership and collective power of women and girls to achieve social and economic empowerment, human rights, health, security, dignity, freedom, justice and peace for all humanity.
The Young Women’s Christian Association is a National Organization founded in 1912 whose purpose is to develop the leadership and collective power of women and girls to achieve social and economic empowerment, human rights, health, security, dignity, freedom, justice and peace for all humanity.
The successful candidates will be
based in Nairobi.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Timely donor and management reporting
- Preparation of the payroll on a monthly basis
- Create project accounts in the accounting
system
- Review Cashbooks and cashbook reconciliations
weekly.
- Maintain project-related records, including
contracts and change orders
- Report to management regarding the remaining
funding available for projects
- Close out project accounts upon project
completion
- Preparation of year-end schedules for
Corporate Income Tax Returns and Annual Audit.
- Compile information for internal and external
auditors, as required
- Preparation and processing of various journal
entries related to general accounting.
- Compile and review subsidiary ledgers and
financial statements.
- Assist in the development, implementation and
maintenance of accounting systems and controls in conjunction with the
National Chief Accountant.
- Assist in the Preparation of the annual
budgets
- Invoicing
- Bank Reconciliations
- Stock Taking
- Prepare payments
- Receivables tracking
- Custodian of the fixed asset register as well
as conducting fixed assets inventory checks
Qualifications & Skills
- Degree in Finance/Accounts or an Advanced CPA
- At least three (3) years of relevant accounting
experience.
- Computer literacy and the ability to apply
accounting principles.
- Working knowledge of computerized accounting
software
Candidates that are interested and
meet the above qualifications are invited to apply.
An application with a detailed CV to
reach the under mentioned on or before 10th March 2015
Human Resource Officer
YWCA-Kenya
hr@ywcakenya.org
Human Resource Officer
YWCA-Kenya
hr@ywcakenya.org