East Africa Trade and Investment Hub
Finance Assistant
Background: The
East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (the Hub) is the U.S. government’s
flagship project under the presidential Trade Africa initiative, launched in
2013 to boost trade and investment with and within Africa.
The Hub partners with East African
and U.S. businesses to attract investment needed to transform the East African
private sector into vibrant global trading partners.
The goal of the Hub is to deepen
regional integration, increase the competitiveness of select regional
agricultural value chains, promote two-way trade with the U.S. under the
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and facilitate investment and
technology to drive trade growth intra-regionally and to global markets.
Objectives and Duties: The Finance Assistant will assist the finance and
accounting team to process the payment documents received in the Finance Unit
and manage the Nairobi office petty cash account.
The Finance Assistant will be
responsible for, but not limited to, the following functions:
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Receive and record the incoming
payment requests such as bills or invoices and distribute to the appropriate
technical and operational staff
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Manage petty cash account and
maintain detailed documentation in accordance with DAI policies and procedures
and USAID rules and regulations.
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Assist in filling, scanning and
uploading documents to BOX and notify the Senior Finance Manager in case of
missing vouchers.
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Assist in submitting statutory
deduction payments to relevant bodies on a timely manner.
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Ensuring that DA 1 forms have been
prepared and submitted to USAID on time for all invoices with VAT components.
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Maintaining the VAT tracking tool
showing all applications and refunds received.
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Following up VAT refund from the
vendors.
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Assist in preparation and submission
of periodic VAT reports to USAID
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Support payment processing team.
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Review documentation for simple
payments under the supervision of the Senior Finance Manager.
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Other related tasks as assigned by
the Senior Finance Manager.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or a
related field or Full or partial Professional qualifications will be an added
advantage
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Six month of work experience in
financial operations, preferably on a USAID or other international donor-funded
project.
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Excellent verbal and written
communication skills.
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Some knowledge of local laws,
international accounting regulations, and USAID rules and regulations.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervisory Responsibilities:
·
Finance Assistant will have no
supervisory responsibilities.
Duration: One
year employment contract with an option to renew upon satisfactory performance
Base of Operations: Nairobi, Kenya
Reporting: The
Finance Assistant will report to the Senior Finance Manager.
Interested
applicants should CLICK HERE to apply online by November 16, 2016,
5.59 pm East Africa Local time.
Only candidates who send their
information by the deadline will be eligible.