Job Title: Staff Accountant
Hiring Organization: Water.org
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Non
Profit Organisation
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Competitive
Date Posted: 03/17/2024
About
Water.org
1 in 4 people around the world lack access to safe water and 2 in
5 people don’t have access to a safe toilet. We are working every day to change
this. We are Water.org. We’re here to bring water and sanitation to the world.
We want to make it safe, accessible and cost-effective because we believe that
water is the way to empower a bright future that we can all share in,
worldwide. We are an international nonprofit organization based in Kansas City,
Missouri that has positively transformed millions of lives around the world
through access to safe water and sanitation. Founded by Gary White and Matt
Damon, we pioneer market-driven financial solutions to the global water crisis.
For more than 30 years, we’ve been providing women hope, children health and
families a bright future.
Summary
The Country Accountant is primarily responsible for supporting and
coordinating the financial and accounting activities for an assigned portfolio
of grants, local entities, and finance operations. This position will
collaborate with HQ and regional finance functions to facilitate financial
reporting, analysis, and support implementation of global accounting practices
and processes.
Manage the bills, expenses, and payroll of the assigned office.
Provide timely reconciliations and ensure the accurate and timely recording of
financial activities into the accounting system. Support HQ accounting to
perform regular and recurring general accounting functions; reconcile various
balance sheet accounts and prepare entries to general ledger accounts.
Award
Management
Produce grant-related post-award functions, including financial
monitoring, expense analysis reporting, variances identification/explanation,
reconciliations, re-budgeting, and grant closeout functions.
Audit
Prepare annual audit report, including preparing audit schedules
and producing requested documentation.
Management
Responsibility
Individual
contributor with no subordinates.
Complexity
& Problem Solving Skills
Ability
to produce accurate and timely financial analysis, accounting, and reporting to
internal and external stakeholders.
Ability
to communicate complex information clearly and concisely to multi-geographical
stakeholders.
Ability
to manage confidential and/or sensitive information.
Key
Competencies
Customer
Focus – Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric
solutions.
Optimizes
Work Processes – Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things
done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Communicates
Effectively – Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a
clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Values
Differences – Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures
bring to an organization.
Nimble
Learning – Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using
both successes and failures as learning fodder.
Travel
Requirement
Up to 5%
of domestic and regional travel for work, as needed.
Requirements
Required
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s
degree in accounting, finance, business administration and/or equivalent
related work experience.
At least
3 years of professional experience in accounting, finance, or a closely related
field.
Proficient
(written and verbal) in English.
