Save the Children Sweden
East and Central Africa Office
Finance Assistant
Save the Children Sweden started working in Eastern and Central
Africa in 1965. Today, we have offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi,
Kenya; and Khartoum, Sudan.
people, community-based structures and organizations by working with local partners. In Eastern and Central Africa, we work with more than forty different non-governmental organizations and government bodies.
All of the work in the region focuses on children’s rights, and
tackles issues that affect marginalized children.
The core of the work focuses on children affected by conflict,
education, discrimination, abuse, exploitation, and HIV/AIDS. Our focus also
includes child participation and good governance in the best interest of the
child.
The Nairobi Regional Office is seeking a Finance Assistant
The Finance Assistant will provide support to the finance team
in completing the relevant financial activities within the Regional
Office.
The Finance Assistant will report to the Regional Finance Manager.
This is a short term contract, up to end September 2012.
Description of tasks
- Prepare GRN’s
for procured items
- Compile support
documents to be used in payments, including the checking and verification
- Review all
payment requests in order to certify correctness and ensures all
appropriate supporting documents have been provided
- Verification of
travel settlements and supporting documents provided
- Administration
of petty cash as per set guidelines
- Filing and
maintaining accounting documents
- Prepare payment
vouchers and checks, assigning expenditure to proper account and project
codes in accordance with the set guidelines
- Facilitate
banking duties and handling all queries with the bank
- Assist in the
preparation and coordination of external audits
- Assist with
implementation and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures
- Liaises with
suppliers and deals with their queries
- Assist in
preparation of financial reports and special reports as may be necessary
- Monitor utility
bills to ensure they are up to date and paid on time
- Facilitate the
payment of all statutory payments e.g. P.A.Y.E, NSSF, NHIF, HELP and also
payment of Pension and Sacco contribution for Staff
- Remitting of
P.A.Y.E quarterly returns.
Required qualifications
- Bachelors degree
in accountancy/finance OR CPA (K)
- Highly developed
relationship building and interpersonal skills
- Highly developed
verbal and communication skills
- Strong
analytical and financial modeling skills
- Ability to
liaise with a diverse range of people, stakeholders and customers
- Strong time
management and organizational skills
- Ability to work
under pressure and to tight deadlines
- High levels of
attention to detail and quality
- Computer
literacy (including advanced excel skills)
The successful candidate should also possess the following
personal qualities, in line with the values of Save the Children.
- Commitment to
Save the Children’s mission and values
- Initiative,
flexibility and ability to work independently as well as in a team
- High levels of
self-motivation and initiative
- Ownership and
accountability of own work
- High levels of
confidentially and integrity
Send your application, clearly marked Finance Assistant by
Wednesday 11th July, 2012 to the HR
Department on scsvacancies@ecaf.savethechildren.se.
Department on scsvacancies@ecaf.savethechildren.se.
