Job Purpose: 

• Responsible for donor management including budgeting, accountability, and reporting, maintaining cash controls, posting accounting entries, maintaining accounts, and ensuring proper implementation of accounting policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate development of budgets during proposal development and grant application.
• Management of RCK assets; ensuring the Asset register is updated and the organization’s assets are used efficiently, insured, and disposed of per the organization’s policies.
• Ensure that the RCK master budget is up to date.
• Verify all supporting documents for authenticity before entering them into the accounting software.
• Posting of Journals as directed by the Director of Finance & Administration.
• Relieve other Finance Officers including the field staff while on leave.
• Will be in charge of managing staff imprest.
• Support organization audits including for donor projects.
• Support office logistics and administration work.
• Support HR in ensuring staff contracts are up to date and documents are available for
• verification.
• Support procurement officer including relieving the office bearer.
• Assist in other general duties as allocated by the supervisor.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounts, Finance, or related course from a recognized university
• Qualified Accountant (CPA).
• 2 years’ experience with a similar size organization in industry, or from practice.
• Knowledge and experience in the use of accounting software packages
• Experience working with I-tax, NHIF byproduct, and the NSSF portal
• Proven experience in fund-based accounting work
• Working knowledge of MS Office with an intermediate level of knowledge of Excel
• An ability to write clear and concise reports; very good spoken and written English

Working Conditions: The Job is complex, sensitive, and stressful. Work requires a willingness to work a flexible schedule and travel. Work may require frequent weekend and evening work as well as a high degree of autonomy

Behavioral Competencies:

• Work on their initiative and within the larger finance/ISD team
• High level of honesty, integrity, and a sense of confidentiality
• Initiative, excellent organizational ability, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Show the desire for new and challenging tasks.
• Excellent people skills
• Ability to work within deadlines
• Good team player.