Accountant / Bookkeeper
Deadline to Apply:21st December 2012
Start Date: 8th January 2013
Location:KOROGOCHO
UJAMAA-AFRICA, is an NGO that empowers orphan guardians, through micro-enterprise in Korogocho, Kariobangi.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
in any accounting/ finance/ business related field.
- CPA (K) or other
equivalent professional qualification in accounting.
- Proficiency in
computer application packages and QuickBooks.
- At least 2 years
of relevant work experience, preferably with a Non Governmental
Organization
- Strong planning,
organizational and analytical skills
- Process thinker,
excellent communicator, excellent interpersonal skills, high degree of
integrity and professionalism.
- Ability to work
under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to work
in a fast paced and highly innovative environment.
- Ability to work
in a team.
- Confidential,
honest and diligent individual.
Key responsibilities
- Accurate review
of all financial commitments against budgets in compliance with UJAMAA
policies and procedures.
- Accurate and
timely preparation and consolidation of financial reports.
- Accurate and
timely preparation of reconciliation for cash, for both inter-office
accounts and out of office
- Accurate update
of payroll system and timely processing of monthly payroll and period-end
statutory returns.
- Proper
maintenance and management of all financial documents in an orderly
manner.
- Create and
follow a filing system that is simple and easy to retrieve files.
- Post details of
the daily transactions to the existing accounting software in this case
Quick Books.
- Prepare &
compute withholding taxes and other statutory deductions in accordance to
the Law.
- From time to
time prepare periodical financial reports as requested by donors.
If you
meet the above criteria, please send a detailed and updated curriculum vitae
to: jobs.ujamaa@gmail.com by 21st December, 2012 by 5 P.M.
It should include your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience and current remuneration and contacts of three professional references.
