Finance Officer Job in Kenya – NGO

Job Title: Finance Officer at Komaza

Are you a detail-oriented Finance professional with an interest in operational finance?

Are you motivated by finding new, efficient ways to execute on finance functions?

Are you excited to work with a fast-growing company bringing innovation to commercial tree planting in Kenya?

Komaza is looking for a Finance Officer to support finance activities for a fast-growing company.

This role will be responsible for day to day operational finance, as well as basic reporting and compliance.

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to grow with a company at an exciting stage of rapid expansion.

Komaza is a forestry business that partners with small-scale farmers to plant commercial woodlots, providing a guaranteed market for the harvest.

They unlock the potential for small-scale farmers to serve industrial wood markets by providing them with training, planting inputs, maintenance support and harvesting services.

Through this unique “micro-forestry” model, Komaza is now Kenya’s largest commercial tree planter.

Detailed Responsibilities:

Operational Finance:

·         Carry out day to day operational finance functions, such as processing cheques, bank runs, etc.

·         Execute on finance requests from company personnel, including reviewing and providing petty cash advances, filing receipts, etc.

·         Handle other requests to Finance as the need arises

Reporting and Compliance:

·         Prepare monthly or weekly reports to department or project heads e.g. on budget vs actual spends. Perform basic financial analysis to spot anomalies such as abnormal spends

·         Organize and file records in an orderly, easy to interpret way

·         Support auditors and other regulatory officials periodically reviewing the Finance function for compliance

Relationship Management:

·         Maintain a good working relationship with personnel across different departments and levels in the company

·         Support team members in achieving the collective goals and objectives of Komaza

Does this sound like you?

·         A Bachelor’s degree, preferably with a CPA(K)3 – 8 years’ experience in Operational Finance

·         Meticulous and detail oriented

·         Intellectually curious

·         Able to independently learn new concepts

·         Willing and able to relocate to Kilifi and/or Ukunda

Please follow this link to apply: https://goo.gl/BpjuEC