SOS Children’s Villages Kenya (SOS CV
KE) is an affiliate of SOS Children’s Villages (SOS CV) – International whose
mission is to build families for children who have lost or do not have adequate
parental care, nurture them, help them shape their own futures and share in the
development of their communities.
In Kenya, SOS CV Kenya runs five
Children’s Villages in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, Meru and Kisumu.
SOS Children’s Villages Kenya also
runs education, health and child rights advocacy programmes and works with
local communities to prevent family separation through its Family Strengthening
Programs.
We seek to recruit suitable qualified
people for the following position:
Senior Finance Officer – National Office, Nairobi
We seek to recruit for the position
of Senior Finance Officer to be based at SOS CV KE National Office – Nairobi
Key performance areas and main responsibilities
The Senior Finance Officer will
undertake various duties which include and are not limited to the following:
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Organise National Association
accountancy and ensure that local legislative requirements and SOS Children’s
Villages financial requirements are met.
§ Support Finance Manager to develop internal financial control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities such as budget administration, cash management and accounting.
§ Train and develop financial staff within the facilities in budgeting and financial management areas.
§ Conduct internal audits of all facilities to ensure compliance with local and SOS Children’s Villages requirements.
§ Support Finance Manager to develop internal financial control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities such as budget administration, cash management and accounting.
§ Train and develop financial staff within the facilities in budgeting and financial management areas.
§ Conduct internal audits of all facilities to ensure compliance with local and SOS Children’s Villages requirements.
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§ Support
Finance Manager to prepare relevant financial information for all
decision-making bodies and other stakeholders.
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§ Grant
Management & Reporting: Support the locations in implementation by ensuring
that funds are available as and when needed, disbursements are done during work
plan and budget.
§ Reviewing donor reports and ensures that they are submitted on time and of good quality.
§ Aid in coordination and delivering, clean and smooth external audit.
§ Assist in preparation of monthly organizational financial reports and reconciliations.
§ Assist Finance Manager on data quality for the MA.
§ Support Finance Manager with Annual and Mid Term planning and budgeting process.
§ Supervise and appraise performance of national office accountants
§ Reviewing donor reports and ensures that they are submitted on time and of good quality.
§ Aid in coordination and delivering, clean and smooth external audit.
§ Assist in preparation of monthly organizational financial reports and reconciliations.
§ Assist Finance Manager on data quality for the MA.
§ Support Finance Manager with Annual and Mid Term planning and budgeting process.
§ Supervise and appraise performance of national office accountants
Required Qualifications / Abilities
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A Bachelor’s degree in finance or
accounting, from a recognized institution of higher learning.
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A Certified Public Accountant
registered in Kenya. A Masters level qualification is an added advantage
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A minimum of 5 years working
experience with progressive responsibility for finance in a medium or large
organization, preferably in the NGO sector
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A solid understanding of financial
statistics and accounting principles, with working knowledge of all statutory
legislation and regulations pertaining to finance, and the ability to guide and
lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used
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Proficient user of SAP’s and MS
Office productivity tools – especially advanced Excel and Navision
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Analytical – synthesizes complex or
diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and
experience to complement data; designs work flows and procedures.
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Able to work under pressure, with
strong organizational, planning, prioritization and execution skills and the
ability take accountability for results and achievement of objectives.
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Enthusiastic, decisive, pragmatic and
dynamic hands-on individual with a sense of urgency, attention to detail,
thoroughness and unquestionable integrity.
How to Apply
If you believe your experience,
competencies and qualifications match the job and role specifications
described; send your application letter (stating current and expected pay)
& updated CV (with details of at least 3 referees one of which must be
immediate or former supervisor ) addressed to the National Director to reach us
on or before 14th April 2020 by email to: recruitment@soskenya.org
Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
SOS Children’s Villages Kenya is an
equal opportunity employer and its Recruitment Policy addresses itself to the
core values of best practice, diversity and equality.