Position Title: Finance Assistant
Industry: Non-Profit
Location: Nairobi
Salary: Competitive
Our client is an established world-wide Non-Profit organization operating in over 240 countries and territories to make sure that everyone who wants to can access and engage with religious books.
They are looking to hire a Finance Assistant to support the Finance & Admin Manager in delivering the accounting and local statutory.
The role will primarily comprise transaction processing for invoices and expenses, together with some reconciliations and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for processing & paying supplier invoices in an accurate and timely manner.
- Ensuring that proper authorization procedures are followed before payments are made.
- Responsibility for processing & paying staff expense claims for both credit card and cash claims in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations on or before the stipulated deadline.
- Reviewing and monitoring bank balances as well as projecting cash flow needs and requesting bank account refills from head office.
- Petty cash management.
- Payroll support by filing of statutory returns and payment of other payroll deductions to the relevant bodies in an accurate and timely manner.
- Recording rental income and maintaining rental schedules for tenants. Monitor rent debtors and assist in debt collection.
- Monitor operational costs and advise on cost management.
- Supporting the Kenyan accounts audit process by providing support as may be required.
- Any other duties as required by the Finance & Administration Manager.
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or accounts accountancy or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience, preferably in a SME or audit firm would be desirable
- CPA (K) and or ACCA is required
- Member of a professional body e.g. CPA (K), ISACA and ICPAK will be an added advantage.
- Proven experience in a busy accounting office in the local and/or international financial Environment, including accounting, reporting, and compliance especially with local (Kenyan) tax laws e.g. VAT Exemption, Withholding tax, etc.
- Experience working with I-tax, NHIF byproduct, and the NSSF portal.
- Knowledge of and experience with Accounting software packages.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills, and a strong team player.
- Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and ability to effectively prioritize work.
- Critical, analytical, and creative thinking to identify and solve problems.
- High transaction processing speed coupled with demonstrable self-time management skills due to volume of payments handled.
- High degree of self-initiative to handle varying situations presented by the inter-cultural nature of the work especially when dealing with suppliers and staff from other countries.
- Experience of operating in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity to different world views and diverse contexts.
- Comfortable working in a Christian organization with sensitivity to the breadth of church support that UBS enjoys.
- Self-motivated, with enough personal confidence to be open to continuous learning and development.
- Emotional intelligence and personal resilience, able to manage one’s own emotions and behaviours, particularly through times of change.
- Evidence of ability to work in a team and is motivated to adhere to commitments and keep strict deadlines
- Experience of working with global networked teams, and a track record in using all available communication tools in the context of a dispersed staff team.
- Experience of using Zoom, Google meet and other Google suite applications.
- Ability to manage own workload and work in a virtual team.
- Candidates who can join immediately are encouraged to apply
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Finance Assistant – NPO) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke by 21st November 2022.