Finance Assistant Job in Kenya - US Embassy


Finance Assistant

The United States Embassy – Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Kenya has a vacancy in Nairobi for Finance Assistant. 

The incumbent reports to the Division of Global HIV/AIDs Branch Chief for Cooperative Agreement Management, and is responsible for carrying out necessary administrative and liaison actions to execute tax exemptions for HHS/CDC DGHA Kenya.

Incumbent maintains tracking system for all Donor Assistance (DA)-1 forms with relevant Government of Kenya officials to ensure timeliness in securing tax exemption. Also assists with budgetary analysis of CDC
Kenya implementing partners’ program budgets.

The job requires high organizational skills to ensure that records for all partners’ tax claims are well documented and easily accessible for update reports on tax exemption status. 

The work is highly complex and can be of high stakes to implementing partners in terms of what will be considered as allowable costs and unallowable costs in their award funds.

Requirements: 
  • Bachelors degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance or Accounting is required. 
  • Five (5) years progressive responsible experience in dealing with national, international or non-governmental financial management system, customs work, clearing and forwarding or national tax policies. 
  • At least 3 years experience as a supervisor in financial or accounting work is also required. 
  • Level IV (Fluent) English
    ability is required. Level III Kiswahili ability also required. 
  • Must possess standard word processing and spreadsheets skills.
Those fulfilling the requirements of the position should submit on line application to the following link: http://americanembassy.myjobsinkenya.com before March 28, 2013.