Job
Title: Program
Accountant
Reference
Code: FCI/ AO/PA/2016
Location: Africa Office - Nairobi
Farm Concern International (FCI), is an Africa-wide Market and Trade Development Organization focused on commercialization of smallholder farmers and agro-pastoral communities.
Farm Concern International (FCI), is an Africa-wide Market and Trade Development Organization focused on commercialization of smallholder farmers and agro-pastoral communities.
Main
purpose of the job: In
liaison with the Finance Team the Program accountant assumes responsibility for
post award grant accounting thus ensuring compliance with funding source
administrative guidelines, timely receipt of revenue, accurate posting of
transactions, and budgetary control for the assigned programs.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications and Experience
- Ensure
that all financial transactions are properly posted in the ERP
- Perform
general ledger reconciliations on monthly basis (Simulate period-closure
process)
- Play
lead role in processing on-line financial transactions
- Prepare
bank reconciliations
- Prepare
weekly and monthly cash forecasts
- Participate
in the institutional budgetary process
- Ensure
timely execution of all scheduled internal and external payments
- Process
payroll and post payroll journal monthly
- Provide
financial support to projects being implemented including prompt
preparation and submission of periodically scheduled reports to project
implementation
- Prepare
cost reports to demonstrate compliance. Ensuring proper classification of
incurred costs and compliance of the stipulation of the grant
- Approve
payments as per mandate
Professional
Requirement / Competencies
- Bachelor’s
degree in finance or accounting
- 3-5
years of progressively responsible experience
- Certified
Public Accountant Kenya(CPAK)
- Uncompromising
integrity and ethical standards
- Problem
solving ability and where they can creatively solve Strategic vision and
leadership skills
- Results
oriented mindset
- Firm
demeanor that ensures he/she implements very stringent controls and
accountability culture throughout the team
- Experience
in Quickbooks and Microsoft Navision will be an added advantage
Jobs
Skills and Personal Attributes
- Strong
customer focus and problem solver
- Leadership
skills and Teamwork ability
- Good
communication skills
- Good
interpersonal skills
- Maintain
high level of integrity and confidentiality
- Analytical
skills
- Solid
skills in documentation
- Should
have a good track record and of unquestionable integrity
Applications
should be sent to fcikerecruit2016@gmail.com by 5th August, 2016 stating the
reference code on the subject line.