Reference Number: ACC110821
Employment Type: Full time
Category: Accountancy and Finance
Job Grade: 6.01
Country: Kenya
Location: Kilifi
JOB PURPOSE:
This role is responsible
for ensuring financial resources are disbursed, accounted and reported
efficiently. To manage and co-ordinate the work of assigned staff,
ensure preparation of internal management reports, grant donor
reports and other financial accounting information.
Description:
REPORTS TO:
- Senior
Accountant.
DIRECT REPORTS:
- Assistant
Accountant.
Responsibilities
- Managing
grant expenditure.
- Approval
of requests of the financial management system (FMS).
- In
charge of preparing timely management reports internally
- Ensuring
that standard accounting procedures are followed in preparing the
financial reports & that any SOPS in place are followed
- Verifying
that all transactions are properly authorized, documented, and ensuring
that accounting transactions are posted to the correct ledgers/account codes
- Preparing
balance sheet reconciliations monthly to be reviewed by the Head of Finance
- Setting
up new grants in the accounting database
- Supervising
weekly cash counts and periodic stock takes
- Preparing
Grant Reports for Donors and ensuring these go out in accordance with
deadlines, and with all the correct supplementary backing information
required
- Meeting
with PIs and other unit staff to discuss finance matters and advise on
procedures
- Check
and review coding of transaction before posting to accounting system
- Check
and review supplier payments as necessary
- Prepare
bank reconciliations if required
- Analyze
income & costs for specific queries
- Monthly
variance analysis
- Assist
in the preparation of budgets
- Preparation
of the CORE payroll
- Checking
the KWP payroll, Supplement and Locum payrolls.
- Other
tasks that may reasonably be required of the post holder.
Qualifications
- Bachelor
degree in accounting, Finance or in a relevant
field; Masters Degree is an added advantage
- CPA
(K) Qualified accountant and registered member of ICPAK.
- Minimum
four (4) years relevant experience; One(1) year supervisory
experience an added advantage.
DESIRED SKILLS:
- In-depth
knowledge and experience in
computerized Grants accounting systems;
- Knowledge
of International Financial Reporting Standards and their applicability.
- Knowledge
of Tax Laws and Company’s Act.
COMPETENCIES:
- Demonstrate
high levels of integrity and confidentiality
- Excellent
interpersonal, written, presentation and communication skills
- Basic
analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
- Team
working and ability to work in diverse teams
- Flexibility,
adaptability, multi-tasking and attention to detail.
How to Apply
To apply for this post
you must be a registered user. Log into your account then go to Vacancies, view
the post and click on the button: “Apply for this job”.
All applicants are required to state their current/last salary.
Candidates must supply
an email and telephone contact that will be used when offering interviews. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates
shall be required to produce ORIGINALS of their National Identity
Card, academic and professional certificates, original transcripts and
testimonials, detailed curriculum vitae and valid clearance certificate
(certificate of good conduct) during the interviews.
The application closing
date is 25 August, 2021.
KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP) is an equal
opportunity employer. Direct or indirect canvassing will
lead to automatic disqualification. KWTRP does not charge a fee at any
stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing,
training or any other fees).
