Project Accountant
Summary: Responsible for managing all the project finances and providing accountability of the receipts and expenditures at the project.
Responsibilities:
- Provide Accounting support to all project
activities while ensuring compliance with internal controls and budget
restrictions.
- Record accounting transactions including
coding of payment vouchers before making payment, and ensure an efficient,
proper and transparent financial filing system of all documents relating
to finance are maintained.
- Prepares and examines accounting records,
financial statements, and other financial reports and ensure accuracy,
completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Assist in developing, monitoring and analyzing
budgets, including preparation of periodic budget monitoring reports that
compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Plan for cash flow requirements for project
activities and submit updated cash forecast and monthly cash requests to
the project director/ Board.
- Process and make payments as provided in the
approved budget.
- Ensure no processing of monthly payroll
without the necessary timesheets and confirm accuracy of all timesheets
before processing of payroll.
- Ensure timely recovery of all advances
including travel and mid-month advances and provide monthly update of any
outstanding advances to the Project Director.
- Assist with facilitation of internal and external
audit procedures as required.
- Ensure proper procurement procedures are
adhered to at all times, including maintaining of vendor contracts, lease
agreements, and any other service contracts as may be required;
Job Specifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business related field
(Masters in Project Management added advantage)
- Certified Public Accountant– Kenya (CPA-K)
/Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- At least 4 years’ experience in a similar
position/responsibilities
- Proficiency in computer applications such as
MS Office, Accounting software packages and work plans
- Ability to work with minimum or no supervision
- Ability to meet set targets and timely
deadlines
- Flexible to adapt to changing work conditions
and assignment
If you meet the minimum
qualifications, send your application to jobs@hcsafrica.com
