Established in 1959, (ICJ Kenya) is a
non–partisan, nongovernmental organization with membership drawn from the Bench
and Bar.
The primary mission of the
organization is to promote and protect human rights, democracy and the rule of
law nationally and regionally.
ICJ Kenya has a distinguished track record in advocacy, research and legal
interventions and is today widely acknowledged as a premier human rights
organization in Kenya and around Africa.ICJ Kenya seeks to fill the following position as detailed below and invites suitably qualified Kenyans to apply.
Finance Officer
Overall Purpose of the Job: To assist the Finance Manager in the management of
the Finance Department and to work closely with the Executive Director and the
Programme Management Teams and Administrative Team to create synergy in
the achievement of the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Key Roles
Key Roles
- To efficiently maintain the books of accounts
and records.
- To maintain the fixed assets registers in
order to ensure that all fixed assets are recorded, accounted for and
depreciated accordingly.
- To prepare financial progress reports for donors.
- To prepare internal financial management
reports.
- To liaise with the programme management teams
in the preparation budgets for the various projects and to ensure
budgetary controls are in place including report procedures, adherence to
specific reporting framework and deadlines.
- To communicate programme burning rates to the
various teams
- To assist in annual audits
- To ensure allocation of joint costs to
individual projects.
- To ensure that all insurance and medical
policies are renewed and up to date.
- To represent the organisation in meetings when
called upon to do so.
- To deal with office procurement
- And any other duty that may be assigned from
time to time by the Finance Manager and the Executive Director.
Requirements
- Degree in Business, Economics or relevant
field.
- Professional qualifications in CPA or ACCA
- Experience in project budgeting, reporting and
accounting for donor funded projects
- Documented experience working in an NGO
- Experience in Navision accounting software
Skills
- Analytical and problem solving
- Effective written communication
- Time management
Personal Attributes
The Finance Officer must be able to maintain confidentiality and exhibit high levels of professionalism.
The Finance Officer must be able to maintain confidentiality and exhibit high levels of professionalism.
He or she must be;
- Honest
- Trustworthy
- Flexible
- Organized
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Detailed Applications, CV and relevant certificates addressed to the Recruitment Committee
should be sent through, recruiment@icj-kenya.org
or P.O. Box 59743-00200 Nairobi
and should be received not later than 5th January 2016.
ICJ Kenya is an equal opportunity employer.
Only shortlisted candidate will be communicated to.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Detailed Applications, CV and relevant certificates addressed to the Recruitment Committee
should be sent through, recruiment@icj-kenya.org
or P.O. Box 59743-00200 Nairobi
and should be received not later than 5th January 2016.
ICJ Kenya is an equal opportunity employer.
Only shortlisted candidate will be communicated to.
