Senior Accountant Job. International NGO.

VSF Suisse is an International NGO in Kenya supporting humanitarian and development interventions in the region mainly in Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. VSF Suisse focus is on the alleviation of hunger,poverty, diseases and suffering of people in whose cultures and livelihoods livestock play a major role. VSF-Suisse seeks to fill the following position, which will be based in the Nairobi Office with frequent visits to the
field.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT (1 JOB)
Key Responsibilities:

•Review data and documents received from project accountants for posting.
•Work with the projectaccountants and prepare the fund transfers for all programs; ensure that the field
imprest request is approval and that they acknowledge receipt of the funds.
•Reconcile funds transfers across all projects on a monthly basis on submit report to Finance and
Administration Manager (FAM).
•Submission on a weekly basis reports on petty cash reconciliation and certificate, status report on the
outstanding imprest that are over 30days old and action points. Report on the status of data posting that
has beendone for the week.
•Submission on a monthly basis reports on field cash reconciliation for all programs, Bank reconciliation,
field imprest reconciliation for all employees, Vendor /Supplier reconciliation, LPOs reconciliation,
Updated Asset register
•Assist the FAM in reviewing the financial reports generated by the accountants for the various projects
•This position will have an internal audit function to lead the organization in Donor and institutional
audit, preparation of audit schedules and requirements per donor and the organizations requirements.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills required:
•Holds a CPA K or equivalent
•Holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting•
3+ years relevant experience
•Proficiency with Navision accounting software will be an added advantage
•Knowledge of USAID, ECHO, SIDA donor regulations is an added advantage

Personal and professional attributes:
•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•High level of attention to details in all aspects of work responsibilities
• Ability to work as a member of a team and to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously
•The ability to work on their own with minimal supervision across multiple projects

Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter and CV indicating their Email or
telephone contacts, their current remuneration as well names & contacts of 3 referees to the HR
Coordinator through the above postal address or email address. The last date of receiving applications shall
be Wednesday, 25th January 2012.

Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews

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