Bookkeeping Consultant
Terms of reference for
Bookkeeping Consultant
Background
Women 4 Cancer Early Detection and Treatment (Women 4 Cancer) is a Kenyan NGO registered in 2012. We envision a Kenya free of cervical cancer. We are actively involved in cervical cancer policy advocacy; community education; cervical and breast screening for prevention and early detection and patient navigation to facilitate access to treatment.
We are looking for a parttime bookkeeping consultant.Objectives of the
Bookkeeper
The bookkeeping
consultant will be responsible for overseeing the bookkeeping function at Women
for Cancer. He or she will assist in administering the implementation of
programs and projects implemented by Women4Cancer and serve as the key liaison
to the organization and its strategic partners on finance-related
matters. This is a
part-time position required only once a week.
Descriptions of the
services required
- Ensure compliance and consistency with the
organization’s policies and procedures.
- Preparation of payments and filing of support
documentation ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to
(accounting documents and records).
- Support in the preparation of organizational
budgets and expenditure monitoring in liaison with the executive board.
- Grants management: Preparation of donor budgets,
donor reports, monitoring of the budget working closely with the program
team and ensure proper closure of projects by ensuring all donor rules and
regulations are adhered to.
- Prepare monthly management reports to be shared
with the executive board.
- Post all expenses to QuickBooks and file all
support documentation following all the accounting standards and
principles.
- Management of organization payroll, preparing
statutory deductions and remitting to the relevant authorities.
- Preparing monthly bank reconciliations and other
accounts receivable/working advances.
- Support in the preparation of financial statements
for audit with relevant schedules, responding to auditors and presenting
financials to the board.
- Prepare and update the asset register
Qualifications of the
bookkeeper
- A minimum of 5-year experience working for a
Non-Government Organization
- Minimum CPA(K), bachelor’s degree will be an added
advantage.
- Experience dealing with procurement and grants
management.
- Experience in financially managing donor-funded
grant programs.
- Knowledge of QuickBooks multi-currency accounting
software
- Advanced working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets,
specifically including complex formulas
- Excellent oral and written English required.
- Must have excellent planning, organization skills
and keen to details.
Application/Proposal
If interested, send a
proposal to the address below. The proposal must outline the experience,
capacity, and capability to undertake the scope of work. In addition to
providing the proposal, the consultant should also provide:
- The proposed fees
- Detailed Curriculum vitae/profile of the
consultant
- Other supporting information is deemed to be
relevant to the ToR
Consultants will be
shortlisted based on experience in handling similar types of
projects/assignments in the NGO sector.
Please submit your
applications via recruitment@women4cancer.org. Deadline for
submissions is 15th February
2022.