Farm
Africa
Job
Title: Accounts
Assistant
Reports
To: Project
Accountant
Staff
Reporting to post holder: None
Location: Nairobi
Duration
& Hours: fixed
term of 6 months, full -time
Key
Tasks and Responsibilities
- To
handle petty cash and update the accounting system with cash transactions
on a daily basis
- To
process payments both for the country office and the projects & Staff
Working Advance requests in a prompt manner and in accordance with the
international financial standards and those stipulated in the Finance
Manual - ensuring also that a good rapport is maintained with the the
suppliers
- To
prepare bank, cash and other assigned account reconciliations
- Ensure
timely remittance of statutory deductions on a monthly basis
- To
maintain an up to date, neat and adequate filing system for all accounting
documents and ensure easy retrieval
- To
request and maintain mileage and service records for the office vehicles
and prepare recharge worksheets on a monthly basis
- To
prepare the bank charges recharges worksheet on a monthly basis
- To
maintain and update the assigned Quickbooks
- Any
other related duty assigned by the Project Accountant/Finance Manager
Person Specification
Education,
qualifications & other knowledge
Essential:
Qualification in certified public accounts CPA II (sect 3 & 4) or
equivalent qualifications
Experience
Experience
Essential:
At least 1 year of progressively responsible relevant work experience in the
field of finance, accounting and/or other related field with NGO
Desirable: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spread sheet and accounting standard software packages and systems
Skills & Abilities
Desirable: Experience utilizing computers, including word processing, spread sheet and accounting standard software packages and systems
Skills & Abilities
Essential:
- Excellent
communication skills
- Computer
literate in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
- Good
team player and good organizational skills
Desirable:
- Accuracy
and keen to details (Accuracy in verification of documentations)
- Experience
working with an accounting software (Quickbooks preferred)
- Ability
to organize and manage multiple priorities, work under pressure, and meet
deadlines
Values
Farm
Africa's values are very important to us as an employer and they are also very
important to our employees.
All
prospective employees should take some time to carefully consider our values
and how they fit with your own personal values before attending interview with
Farm Africa.
Farm Africa seeks to employ those who believe, as we do, that farmers can and will play a key role in achieving long-term rural prosperity in Africa and who seek to deliver on those beliefs by:
- being
experts in our field, delivering insightful/impactful evidence-based
solutions
- pushing
boundaries, being creative with new and old solutions
- acting
for the long-term, building relationships and delivering long-lasting
change for farmers
- working
flexibly, taking advantage of the most effective solutions, whether from
the communities, private sector or government
- sharing
knowledge with others, reaching more farmers than we do alone, ensuring
effective technologies are widely accessed.
Please send a CV and one page covering letter detailing how you meet the specification to kenyarecruitment@farmafrica.org by 5pm on Thursday 5th May 2016.