Lutheran
World Federation
Senior
Accountant (Re - advertisement)
Lutheran World Federation / Department for World Service Kenya / Djibouti Program is seeking to recruit Kenyan nationals for the above position, to be based in Dadaab Refugee Camp.
Lutheran World Federation / Department for World Service Kenya / Djibouti Program is seeking to recruit Kenyan nationals for the above position, to be based in Dadaab Refugee Camp.
The
senior Accountant will be responsible for offering financial services assigned.
He/she will work to improve the proper operations, management and functioning
of the Finance department.
Key
Points of Communication: Finance and Admin Officer, Sub-program manager and the
Dadaab senior program officers.
Specific duties and responsibilities
- Writing
of cheques and cheque remittance advice, ensuring that all relevant
documents are attached and dully approved, e.g. invoices, delivery notes,
goods received notes (GRNs), credit notes, purchase order/ contracts,
quotation analysis, quotations, demand forms etc.
- Maintain
Cash book (daily basis) and mark “Posted” in the voucher after entry in
ACCPAC compatible spread sheet.
- Monthly
preparation of national staff payroll.
- Monthly
preparation of incentive staff payroll
- Maintaining
the cheques register and dispatching of the cheques to vendors or user
departments as the case may be.
- Timely
writing of statutory payroll deduction cheques.
- Verification
of the petty cash counts.
- Preparation
of bank reconciliations on receipt of the bank statements, ensuring that
all direct debits are recorded and/or investigated with the bank and
should be resolved by the following month.
- Prepare
monthly cash request for submission to Nairobi.
- Cash
withdrawals from the banks and coordination of the same.
- Reconciliation
of personal advance accounts and filing of the schedule on a monthly
basis.
- Verification
of data entries into ACCPAC. Checking the accuracy, completeness of data,
amounts and ACCPAC codes before posting on a monthly basis.
- Overseeing
the annual physical stock counts, writing the report and holding
briefings.
- Proper
filing of all documents pertaining to the above tasks ensuring all paid
vouchers are stamped ‘Paid’
- Any
other duties as may be assigned by the Finance & Admin Officer.
Professional
Qualifications
- Bachelor
of Commerce degree (accounting option) or related degree/diploma and must
possess at least CPA 1 qualification.
- Or
CPA 3 Finalist.
Relevant
Experience and skills
- At
least two (2) years working experience in a finance office, NGO experience
is an added advantage.
Personal
Attributes
- Strong
interpersonal skills and a good team player.
- High
level of integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
- Ability
to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work
place.
- Excellent
communication, organization and presentation skills.
- Good
analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability
to work independently with guidelines and clear expectations.
How to
Apply:
“LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies.
“LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies.
Applications, CV with 3 referees, together with the supporting documents to be addressed and submitted to:
Human Resources Officer, Lutheran World Federation, Dadaab
Via email address: lwf.nbi.kenya@gmail.com
Closing date: 5th September 2016.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and female candidates are encouraged to apply.