Vacancy Announcement: Field Accounts Assistant
Organization: Adeso - African Development Solutions
Reporting to:Finance Manager – REGAL IR
Reporting to:Finance Manager – REGAL IR
Working with:REGAL IR Program teams, Adeso HQ team.
Duration: 1
year, renewable
Salary Grade: National
Scale, Grade F
Organizational Context: Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based
international development and humanitarian organization.
At Adeso, we work with African
communities who are yet to realize their full potential; working inside these
communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
Our belief that economic, social and
environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature
and intent of our programming.
We work to prevent and overcome
situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the
economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and
influencing policy.
For the past 20 years we have
strengthened rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training,
technology transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a
peaceful, self-reliant, and greener future.
At present, Adeso has programs in
Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan.
Adeso is an exciting and dynamic
organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment
conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.
Project Summary: Resilience and Economic Growth in Arid
Lands-Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR) is a 5-year program sponsored by
USAID/Kenya and Feed the Future (Ftf) to reduce hunger and poverty, increase
social stability and build strong foundations for economic growth amongst
pastoralists and transitioning pastoralists in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands
(ASALs).
The program is designed to empower
communities to take charge of their development and to strengthen their
capacity to select, design, implement and monitor activities toward increasing
their social, economic, and environmental resilience to natural and
human-induced shocks.
REGAL-IR is led by Adeso and is
implemented by a consortium of partners. An intensive community engagement
process - Participatory Learning, Planning and Action (PLPA) - guides program
implementation in six thematic areas including diversifying livelihoods,
improving value chain inclusiveness, natural resource management, conflict
management and mitigation, disaster risk reduction, and improving
nutrition.
REGAL-IR is based in Isiolo Town and
implements in Isiolo, Garissa, Wajir, Marsabit, and Turkana Counties.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities
The Field Accounts assistant position
will be a full-time member of the Adeso staff, working with the teams in county
offices.
- Ensure proper management of petty cash,
- Process and make payments as provided in the
approved budgets
- Record transactions in the system including
coding of payment vouchers before making payment,
- Carry out reconciliations of cash and bank
balances on regularly basis,
- Prepare schedule of payments of utilities,
statutory deduction and ensure timely payment of the same,
- Ensure timely preparation of all advances
including travel and other advances and provide monthly update of any
outstanding advances.
- Ensure timely liquidation of any outstanding
advances
- Ensuring maintenance of an efficient, proper
and transparent financial filing system for the department and the
organization in accordance with the organizational guidelines.
- Assist in the preparation for audits (both
projects and institutional audits)
- Perform any other duty as may be assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential
- Professional accounting qualification (CPA-K,
ACCA) or related Bachelor degree
- At least one year working experience with NGO
Others
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and handle
multiple concurrent activities
- Excellent in written and spoken English.
- Ability to work well in a team
- A pro-active approach to work
- Ability to handle pressures and meet deadlines
and willingness to learn
Application Processes
This is a challenging opportunity for
a dedicated and highly motivated professional.
If you would like to join this
dynamic team, and help bring better resilience and economic growth for Africa,
please quote the position in the email subject matter and submit your
application to jobs@adesoafrica.org, quoting the position title in the email
subject matter by 13th March, 2015.
Kindly note that applications
screening and interviews will be on a rolling basis.
Each application should be addressed to the Regional Human Resources Manager and include the following:
- An updated CV; and
- An application letter which should include
cover letter, remuneration requirements and contact information for three
work-related referees.
Applications not including all of the
above information will not be reviewed.
We regret that only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Adeso is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on one's background, beliefs, gender or sexual orientation.