Accounts Assistant, The Nasio Trust.
Reporting to: Head of Finance
Location: Musanda, Mumias
West Sub-County, Kenya
Role and Responsibilities
The Accounts Assistant is a key member of the Nasio Trust Accounting team contributing to the efficiency and service delivery facilitating efficient Nasio field operations. He/she will work under the direct supervision and technical direction of the Head of Finance, and the overall management of the Deputy Programme Manager. He/she is responsible for: –
- Creating and managing financial
statements and dashboards;
- Creating and filing all
necessary tax and financial forms for the company.
- Supporting both internal and
external audits.
- Collaborating with finance
colleague to develop approaches for creating more-accurate financial
records and models for the organisation;
- Creating visualizations that
convey accurate financial views;
- Preparing monthly accounts
reconciliation.
- Receiving duly processed
payments and receipt vouchers;
- Verifying vouchers and
committal documents in accordance with Nasio rules and regulations;
- Ensuring data capture,
maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books and
registers, and preparing simple management reports;
- Preparing cheques and posting
payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books;
- Balancing and ruling of the cash
books on daily basis; and,
- Any other duties that many be
reasonably assigned by mana1gement.
Qualifications
- A diploma in accounting from a
recognized institution;
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in
an accounting-related field;
- Proficiency in accounting software
and bookkeeping programmes such as QuickBooks Online;
- Fluent English and Kiswahili;
- Excellent written and verbal
communication skills;
- Minimum of one year experience
in accounting, bookkeeping, or financial modelling;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Strong analytical skills; and,
- Good time management and
organisational skills.
How To Apply
If you meet the above requirements for this position, please
submit your cover letter indicating the title of the position and the expected
salary (maximum 1 page) along with an updated CV with email and telephone
contacts of three professional referees addressed to Javan.Ismael@thenasiotrust.org with
the subject line Accounts Assistant by 5.00pm EAT on Sunday,
17 September 2022. Applications will however be reviewed on a rolling basis
with a view to hiring in advance of the deadline
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Nasio Trust is an equal opportunity employer and promotes
gender equity. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. We do not
charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (e.g. application,
interview, meeting, processing, training or any other fees).
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