Assistant Accountant Job in Kenya - NGO

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, nongovernmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Center seeks to fill the position of Assistant Accountant.
 
Responsibilities
  • To initiate and prepare payments to suppliers
  • Prepare monthly creditors’ reconciliations
  • To process advances to staff
  • To ensure proper filing and maintenance of accounting records
  • To handle client and supplier queries
  • To support project and annual audits
  • To prepare bank reconciliations
  • To prepare withholding tax certificates and submission of the same to the relevant parties
  • To process VAT exemption applications
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and recommend on areas for improvement.
Qualifications and Skills
  • Bachelors’ degree and CPA II or equivalent
  • At least 2 years’ post qualification experience preferably in an international NGO
  • Excellent skills in Ms Excel and familiarity with accounting software, preferably Navision (MS Dynamics)
  • Ability to meet strict deadlines.
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal http://jobs.aphrc.org by 17th January 2016. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. 

Cover letters should be addressed to:

The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center, Inc
APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru
P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi

Website: www.aphrc.org