Closing date: August 2, 2021
Duration of the contract: 1 year
(renewable)
Expected Staring Date: 15th August
2021**
Place of deployment: Nairobi with regular missions in the
field as needed**
Name of the Project: Action to Relaunch Agriculture and Branding Internationalization of Kenya Coffee, in and out of Africa
The Organization:
CEFA (The European Committee for Training and Agriculture) is an Italian
Non-Governmental Organization established in 1972 and active in 10 Countries in
Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. CEFA’s medium and long-term
interventions in agricultural, environmental and Human Rights sector are
focused on the sustainable development of the communities, achieved by
involving local counterparts and by promoting the active participation of the
beneficiaries.
Objective of the position:
CEFA is implementing a 3 years project funded by AICS (Italian Agency for
Development Cooperation) on the coffee supply chain to support quality
improvement, capacity and management of cooperatives as well as marketing of
the final product. We thus require a project accountant to support CEFA in
financial and reporting throughout the life of the ARABIKA project.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Project Accountant will be responsible for the day-to-day cash
management, transaction recording, and accounting system updating on a daily
basis, and for ensuring correctness of support documentation for the ARABIKA
project. He/she will report to the Program Administrator (PA) and collaborate
with the Project Manager (PM) for all financial and accounting-related
activities.
Detailed Responsibilities:
– Record all transactions into the
accounting system while ensuring proper coding as assigned and exhaustive
description of all the expenses;
- Ensure
that monthly accounting documents from the field locations are received in
Nairobi within the set date of each month, and are verified, recorded and
properly filed;
- Prepare
and process all project related financial transactions into CEFA’s
Accounting System (such as vouchers, requisitions, etc.);
- Support
the PA and PM in maintaining monthly bank and cash reconciliations and
ensuring the trial balances are reconciled every month;
- Comply
with CEFA financial system and help staff to understand and work with them
as needed;
- Provide
support in all other financial matters in collaboration with the PA and
PM;
- Support
the PM to manage and account for day-to-day cash inflows and outflows
ensuring proper systems and procedures;
- Preparation
of payrolls and statutory deductions, in line with CEFA internal policies
and local norms and legislations;
- Management
and disbursement of petty cash, in line with CEFA’s internal policies and
procedures and in coordination with the PA and with the PM;
- Ensure
operations adhere to CEFA’s and the donor’s internal policies and
regulations;
- Maintain
an up to date Inventory register for the project and ensure all assets are
properly tagged.
- Ensure
timely payment of all statutory taxes to the relevant national
authority/institution;
- Ensure
that all administrative and financial records are properly kept and filed
based on;
- Ensure monthly
PIT/withholding remittance to the Authority within the set time frame at
all times;
- Facilitate
all audit processes availing documents as needed;
- When
needed, handle logistical requests for the project;
Key Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s
Degree in finance, Accounting or Economics;
- Minimum of
two years of work experience as an Accountant with international NGOs;
- Honest
and of high integrity;
- Familiarity
with MS Words, MS Excel required, Outlook. Familiarity with computerized
Accounting packages will be a definite added advantage
- Accurate
and precise work style;
- Ability to
use own initiative and to work with minimal supervision.
How to Apply
Application Procedure:
Interested applications
can submit updated CV, cover letter and contact details of at least 3
professional references to the following email: vacancies@cefakenya.com
Please note that salary
range is between 80,000 KES and 87,000 KES, based on qualifications and
experience (it includes medical cover and gratuity + all other provisions by
law)
Closing date: 2nd August
2021 **