Pact is an
International NGO with an office in Kenya among several other offices across
the world, which enables systematic solutions that allow those who are poor and
marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy and take part in the
benefits that nature provides.
Pact
accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance
systems and transforming markets into a force for development.
The aim of PEACE
III is to support EA regional and US government goals in improving stability
along EA’s border regions by strengthening the horizontal and vertical linkages
within and between local, national and regional conflict management actors.
PEACE III will
work with local implementing partners to build capacity of community peace
leaders and organizations while strengthening inter-personal and inter-communal
collaboration at all levels
Pact is seeking
to recruit dynamic, qualified and experienced individuals to fill the following
position:
Position Title: Finance
Assistant
Supervisor: Finance Officer
Supervises: None
Location: Nairobi
Job Summary: Reporting to the Finance Officer, the
Finance Assistant will primarily be responsible for the day to day cash
management and reporting of the programs funds disbursement.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Collect and examine payments requests supporting documents
- Maintain unpaid invoices file
- Process all payment requests and invoices submitted from suppliers and staff and arrange for payments to be prepared
- Organize bank errands for deposits and cash payments and make necessary security arrangements
- Record and update financial books of accounts with payments and receipt entries
- Be responsible for all the field related activities, eg workshop events
- Review of supplier reconciliation/accounts payable and ensuring accounts payable are up to date
- Prepare and pass journal entries on need basis
- Ensure all accounting records are up to date, well stored and easily retrievable
- Assist in the production of the monthly financial reports
- Assist in organizational audit
- Provide any other financial information, as requested, and respond to any other financial queries
- Other auditing duties as may be required
Skills and Qualifications
The minimum
required academic and professional skills for the job holder to perform
successfully in their jobs are:
- CPA II
- Two years’ experience in a finance related field
Competencies
- Maintain a high level of transparency, accountability and integrity
- Perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
- Accept responsibility for the direction, control and planning of an activity
- Work independently
- Relate to others in a manner that creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation
- Maintain effective communication with colleagues, both junior and senior
Application Process
We encourage
interested applicants to submit their applications to the attention of Pact HR
Office in Kenya via the following email address: kenyahr@pactworld.org clearly
indicating in the subject field of your email Finance Assistant by 23rd, July
2014.
All applicants
should submit their application with a detailed CV in MS Word (.doc) version,
which should include names and contacts of 3 referees.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Pact is a fair
and equal opportunity employer.
