Position Title: Finance & Admin Assistant
Closing date: 27 Oct 2022
Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage. With 50 years of expertise, Practical Action has a strong heritage, and track record of bringing communities and experts together to find practical, sustainable solutions to enable people to meet their needs, which work for both people and the planet.
Reporting to the Head of Finance & Systems, the Finance & Admin assistant will be responsible for handling Finance & admin tasks in the Practical Action Consulting (PAC) Unit, including but not limited to: supporting the budgeting and forecasting for the country office strategic business plan and providing data for analysis, supporting quarterly and annual reporting, preparing and tracking invoices for assignments/contracts, monthly vendor reconciliation, preparation of financial reports, assisting in booking statutory deduction online, accurate filling of project documents and correspondence, supporting the development of Terms of Reference and staffing needs for project/consultancies, providing input to proposal development process, drafting consultancy contracts and as well as conducting due diligence for Practical Action Consulting unit suppliers while ensuring that they are added to the preferred list of suppliers.
As an experienced Finance & Admin professional, you will be a graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or related field from a recognized institution, qualification in accounting CPA or ACCA and experience working with SUN system/Microsoft Dynamics, working experience of at least 3 years in a similar position. Fluency to communicate in both English and Swahili languages and ability to multitask, build effective working relationships with colleagues and maintain confidentiality are essential
A detailed Job Profile can be accessed through this link: https://practicalaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Finance-Admin-Assistant-JD-October-2022.pdf
How to apply
If you have the experience, skills and the ability we are looking for, please forward an application letter and updated CV by email to: recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke with the title Finance & Admin Assistant – PAC not later than 27th October 2022.
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such, candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in Kenya. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.