Accounts Assistant
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
The incumbent will provide clerical finance support to the
accounts department and Self Help Africa – Kenya projects. The main tasks will
be:
Responsibilities
Clerical Work
- Filing of project finance documents;
- Preparation of online payment vouchers/documents
against received invoices;
- Creating purchase invoices
- Scanning purchase invoices and uploading onto the
system;
- Uploading of staff advance liquidation
- Managing petty cash and ensuring all documents are
updated, accurate and complete;
- Receiving weekly invoices from projects teams and
preparing payment vouchers for approval;
- Facilitating the production of project financial
reports
Reporting
- Preparation of monthly statutory deduction and
submission to government authorities;
- Ensuring all contractual commitments are settled
on time;
- Ensuring completeness of all Self Help Africa –
Kenya administration and accounts files;
- Preparation of Bank reconciliations;
- Reconciling of project cash accounts and project
accounts receivables;
- Reviewing the project expenses against the
approved budgets and providing explanations where needed;
- Reviewing monthly cash requests submitted by the
project teams against their approved work plans and budgets.
Field Visit
- Visiting the project sites occasionally to monitor
financial compliance, prepare documents, scanning the same and uploading
and any other additional duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications
- Minimum CPA I or equivalent;
- At least 2 – 3 years of relevant experience;
- Must have a good understanding of accounting
concepts and pay keen attention to details;
- Experience with MS Excel and accounting systems;
- Good verbal & written communication skills;
- Good planning and organizational skills;
- Ability to multitask and beat deadlines;
- Responsible, flexible and adaptable;
- Good team player and team builder;
- Positive attitude, willingness to learn and grow;
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are kindly invited to send
their CV no later than August 1st 2021 to kenya@safrica.com On
the email subject, kindly quote “ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT’’
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
