URGENT - Finance Intern

RedR UK – Nairobi Office invites applications from Kenyan nationals for the position of Finance Intern. The details of the position and procedure for application are appended below.

Date	March 2013
Job title	Finance Intern
Purpose	To provide Finance support to the RedR, Nairobi office
Responsible to	Finance Officer
Location	Nairobi, Kenya
Position type	Part-time position open to Kenyan nationals only
Stipend Allowance	Kshs.15,000.00 per month
Period	April 2013 to June 2013

RedR and the work we do

Each year millions of people around the world feel the effects of natural disaster and conflict. RedR is an international charity that improves the effectiveness of disaster relief, helping save and rebuild the lives of people affected by disaster worldwide. We do this by delivering essential training and support to relief organisations and their staff, and by supplying skilled professionals to humanitarian programmes. 

Job Description

The HR and Administration Assistant will provide support to the Head of Support Services on the day-to-day administration and liaison functions for field office.

1.      Ensure that finance and other administrative documents are complete and are properly managed and filed;

2.      Assist in the preparation of payment documents;

3.      Filing bank statements, banking slips and payment vouchers;

4.      Ensure that receipts are well filled upon payments and address any issue raised during an internal audit;

5.      Assist in Procurement and business support;

6.      Assist in following up of Payment of all statutory deductions;

7.      Review invoices for accuracy and that they match with the LPO;

8.      Monitoring and follow up of all departmental requests;

9.      Ensuring that all cheques paid are banked within the specified period;

10.  Assist in financial requests and bank reconciliations;

11.  Maintain financial files and records, and ensure transactions are properly recorded;

12.  Assisting in general office maintenance and administration;

13.  Review  accounting ledgers to ensure that subsidiary ledger balances match general ledger

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Other tasks:

Any other duties specified by the Head of Support Services as appropriate for the role.

Person Specification

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Finance or Accounting option;

·         Qualified CPA  part II;

·         Keen and pays attention to detail;

·         Ability to work well within a team and independently unsupervised and develop on the job;

·         Possess Excel spread sheet and word-processing programs at a highly proficient level;

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet multiple deadlines;
• Detail-oriented with good multi-tasking abilities and communication skills, both oral and written;
• Must be numerate and not easily bored with figures;

·         Exposure to one or more computerised accounting packages will be an added advantage;

• The candidate must maintain strict confidentiality in performing the duties of a Finance Intern;
• Flexibility and a can-do approach to tasks and the ability to adapt to a changing and challenging environment.

To apply for the above position, kindly send your CV and a cover letter to hr.kenya@redr.org. The  deadline for applications is 21^st March 2013.