Food For Assets (FFA) is a programme
funded by the World Food Programme (WFP) under Financing Agreement (FA) number
WFP/PRRO/200294/07/2015 signed between the Government of Kenya (GoK) and the
World Food Programme (WFP) in June 2015.
The programme (FFA) is implemented by the National Drought Management Authority in fifteen (15) ASAL counties through the NDMA Headquarters.
The National Drought Management
Authority (NDMA) wishes to invite applications for the following positions
within the programme:
Position: Finance Assistant (FA)
1 Post
Job Ref No: NDMA/FFA/4/2015-2018
Immediate supervisor: Finance and Accounts Manager (FAM)
Specific duties and responsibilities:
- Assist in disbursement of funds for
NDMA/Programme supported activities at the National Drought Management
Authority (NDMA) headquarters and counties
- Monitoring on usage of funds advanced to NDMA
counties , to ensure that usage is in line with approved activities and
budgets
- Preparation of payment and journal vouchers
- Preparation of cheque payments
- Issuance of signed cheques to payees
- Update of cashbooks on daily basis to monitor
the project’s cash position
- Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation
statements.
- Posting of the project’s accounting
transactions in computerised accounting software - Quickbooks
- Remittance of bank payment instructions
- Remittance of statutory and non- statutory
deductions
- Filling and storage of the project’s
accounting documents / records
- Processing and payment of travel and other
advances to project staff and other activities supported by the project
- Payment of petty cash expenses and maintenance
of petty cash float
- Training and supervision of interns within the
finance section.
- Handling any other duties as may be assigned
from time to time by the FAM
Academic and Professional
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance,
Economics or a Business related degree
- Accounts qualification (CPA Part II) or
equivalent
- A minimum of two (2) years working experience
in finance duties
- Ability to prepare financial reports to final
level
- Experience in use of Quickbooks or any other
accounting software
- Practical experience in use of Ms Office
packages
- Working experience in public institutions, donor
funded programme/projects on financial and procurement procedures will be
an added advantage
How to Apply
Interested and qualified individuals should send or deliver their applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae to the undersigned.
Interested and qualified individuals should send or deliver their applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae to the undersigned.
The applications can be sent to the
e- mail address: hr@ndma.go.ke,
by post to the address below
The Chief Executive Officer
National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)
P.O Box 53547 - 00200
Nairobi
National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)
P.O Box 53547 - 00200
Nairobi
or delivered to NDMA, Lonrho House
8th Floor
so as to reach not later than 30th
October 2015.
The National Drought Management Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Canvassing for any of the positions will lead to automatic disqualification.