JOB TITLE: FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
REPORTING TO: OPERATIONS
MANAGER
BASED AT: NAIROBI, KENYA
ABOUT FARSIGHT GROUP:
Farsight Africa Group is
an advisory and implementation company that provides services in Public Sector
Advisory, Technology and Innovation, M&E Research and Learning, Human
Resources and Strategic Communications. Our clients include governments,
regional administrations, development organizations and corporate clients.
Farsight Africa Group has
established a reputation in the marketplace for working in complex and challenging
environments that demand a comprehensive understanding of local cultures,
indigenous communication practices and relationships with stakeholders at both
the grassroots and national level.
BE THE STRATEGY BEHIND THE
GAME.
Farsight is growing quickly,
and we’re looking for a Finance and Administration Officer who will be
responsible for the day-to-day management of the finance and admin department
and shall be the Focal Point for all finance and admin related matters.
Interested? Join us.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensures
that all financial policies and procedure are properly maintained and
followed
- Ensures
all financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded, have
adequate supporting documentation, filled, maintained, and can be
extracted with ease for preparing financial statements and during audit.
- Ensure
timely submission of monthly requests, reconciliations and financial
statement reports.
- Monitors
expenditure levels and advises on areas of improvement.
- Processing
Payroll.
- Liaise
with various Farsight Offices to ensure compatibility of the company’s
financial books.
- Checks
and ensures that all procurement processes and expenditures of the company
are in accordance with the company’s procedures. This includes ensuring
receipts to be obtained for all payment and invoices for contracted work.
- Providing
and interpreting financial information.
- Ensuring
office supplies are maintained, including checking inventory and working
with vendors to ensure adequate levels of necessary supplies at all times
- Carry
out any other financial and administrative assignments as required or
requested from time to time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting, Finance or any related field.
- Minimum
2 years’ relevant continuous work experience in finance and administrative
functions.
- Proven
experience working with Navision software is mandatory
- CPA/ACCA
certification is mandatory
- Experience
with donor funded projects will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrated
experience in procurement and preparation of financial reports and budget
variance analysis.
- High
integrity, strong result orientation and drive for excellence and
initiative taking.
- Proficiency
in English
- Excellent
communication and analytical skills.
- Be
a team player and have client focus.
- Work
experience with MS Office applications is a must.
WHO ARE WE A GOOD FIT FOR?
Our benefit comes from our
client’s success; our approach is therefore client-centric. Recognizing this
balance of mutual achievement, our operations teams create the framework from
which we can best respond to our client’s needs. Our professional, experienced
workforce connecting across Farsight departments as a unified team applies the
tailored programmes for each client. Suppose that sounds like you, apply and
join our team.
WE, AS FARSIGHT AFRICA
GROUP.
Our mission is to promote
Development and Prosperity through concise, consistent, innovative services and
products. We strive to become the go-to advisory services company contributing
to a better tomorrow for our clients and communities.
BE PART OF THE TEAM!
Farsight Africa is a
diverse and dynamic organization, developing relationships through its
reliability, innovation and accountability. We seek long-term partnerships,
with clients returning to us as they benefit from the tailored solutions of the
Farsight Africa team.
Kindly send your
application letter and CV to jobs@farsightafrica.com before 24th
October 2022. Applications shall be reviewed on a rolling
basis until the right candidate has been selected.
