Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
Vacancy Announcement: Finance Officer - Kakuma
Organization: The Center
for Victims of Torture works toward a future in which torture ceases to exist
and its victims have hope for a new life. We are an international nonprofit
dedicated to healing survivors of torture.
We are headquartered in Minnesota with
offices in Africa and the Middle East.
In Kenya we have offices and clinics in
Nairobi and Dadaab.
Position Summary: The finance
Officer will be responsible for all financial work of CVT’s program in
Kakuka to ensure all financial related responsibilities are implemented
in line with CVT’s organizational strategies, national staff policies &
procedures to achieve program outcomes.
Position: Finance
Officer
Location: Kakuma, Kenya
Reports to: Field
Coordinator
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Purpose of the position and major areas of
accountability and core responsibilities and tasks on financial managements.
·
Book
keeping and general accounting
·
Compliance
with CVT financial procedures
·
Recording
program incomes and expenditures/disbursements
·
Keeping
and updating the books of accounts on a daily basis
·
Managing
the cash flow for daily operations and ensuring enough cash is available for
project related expenses
·
Disbursing
cash for expenditures in accordance with approved Purchase Requests
·
Plan
and monitor all office cash flows
·
Establish
reconciliation of all outstanding advances, payables and outstanding checks
·
Documents
all financial transaction and make sure every financial transaction is
recorded.
·
Prepare
monthly finance expenditure report for the office
·
Facilitate
cash counts and Bank reconciliations at the end of every month.
·
Facilitate
procurement documents processing and verify all procurement documents for
payment against receipts
·
Prepare
monthly cash projections for the program in liaison with program staff and,
logistics and send to Nairobi office.
Experience & skills required
·
Bachelor’s
degree in Finance/Accounting or other business related degree. (Preferred)
·
At
least CPA II OR ACCA.
·
Computer
literate in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel
·
3-5
years working experience in working with donor funded projects preferably
BPRM/US funded project
·
Ability
to set priorities, organize time efficiently and work independently on several
tasks simultaneously.
·
Experience
working in local and regional contexts and knowledge of local area and
community structures desirable.
·
Able
to work in a stressful environment.
·
Demonstrated
ability to work in a team context.
·
Able
to meet strict deadlines.
DISCLAIMER: This job
description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and
responsibilities associated with the position.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should submit CV and a cover letter indicating three professional referees and their contacts (both email and telephone) to cvtkenyajobs@gmail.com
Interested candidates should submit CV and a cover letter indicating three professional referees and their contacts (both email and telephone) to cvtkenyajobs@gmail.com
The subject line of your application should
be ‘Finance Officer - Kakuma’
Closing Date: 22nd September 2017.
Closing Date: 22nd September 2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.