Role: Finance Associate
Reporting into: Senior
Accountant Operations
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
About Us
Our Strategy for
delivering high-quality, cost-effective community health through and with
digitally empowered, equipped, supplied, supervised, and compensated CHWs
requires that we continuously re-invent the way we work. Innovating incessantly
and with swift responsiveness to global trends is a critical success factor for
building a thriving and sustainable LG of today and tomorrow.
Purpose of role
To support the growth and
operation of Living Goods by managing cash flow, timely return of account
balances and supplier’s relationships to ensure smooth business operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare
month and quarterly cash flow projections.
- Acting
as a bank agent.
- Manage
petty cash and ensure monthly petty cash counts and issuance of at all
branches/location.
- Prepare
weekly cash flow reports and ensure enough funding at all times.
- On
a weekly basis, book all the transactions for the week into the
QuickBooks/ERP accounting system ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Prepare
weekly and monthly KPI as directed by supervisor.
- Assist
in preparation of other reports as requested from time to time.
- Reconciles
processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to
balances.
- Maintain
the fixed asset register ensuring its fully updated.
- Reconcile
fixed asset register to the general ledger on monthly basis.
- Compute
the monthly depreciation and post the depreciation journal in the
accounting system.
- Process
non-field related payments for authorization ensuring all requisite
supporting documentation.
- Ensure
payments are allocated to the correct project/budget.
- Update
cashbook to capture all payments processed.
- Ensure
all due payments are processed and disbursed in a timely manner.
Qualifications &
Experience Required
Qualifications:
- Diploma
in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- Relevant
professional qualification.
Professional
Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
CPA or ACCA
Work experience required
Minimum of (1) year
relevant experience for degree holders and (2) years relevant experience for
diploma holders.
Competencies/Attributes
- Learns
from experience and applies what is learned to new situations.
- Plans,
prioritizes, breaks down tasks accordingly.
- Supports
in Program/projects in data analysis, collation of information, reporting
etc
- Supervisory
skills and high levels of integrity.
- Ability
to communicate and share information verbally and in writing.
How to Apply
Living Goods is an equal
opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for
employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity,
national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Our current job openings
are displayed on our website, where you can search for open positions and apply
directly. Living Goods does not offer any positions without an interview and
never asks candidates for money. If you are asked for money, we strongly recommend
that you do not respond and do not send money or personal information.
