Senior Finance Officer

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Post Title:                   Senior Finance Officer
Duty Station              Nairobi
Duration                     1 year
No of Positions:       1
Closing Date              24th May 2013
Availability:                ASAP


JOB PURPOSE

Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports and maintaining a strong internal control environment.
Duties:
Ø  Maintain accounting/internal control systems, discuss and recommend improvements to policies and procedures, ensuring accuracy of accounting data and performing internal audit for MercyUSA.
Ø  Coordinate donor financial reporting and reconciling donor reports with QuickBooks reports on regular basis. Proactively liquidate donor advances and put funds requests for different projects to ensure smooth implementation of Mercy USA programs.
Ø  Keep custody, understand and implement grant agreements/contracts requirements and further organize training for finance and non-finance staff on the requirements of donor agreements and ensure that such requirements are also established within the organization’s internal control systems.
Ø  Coordinate government and government agents’ returns including tax remittances, quarterly and yearly returns and NGO Board returns.
Ø  Follow up with Logistics regarding in-kind donation materials and agreements.
Ø  Substantiate financial transactions by confirming all supporting documentations.
Ø  Liaising with External auditors and answering queries on financial matters.
Ø  Performing reconciliations for all bank and cash accounts..
Ø  Ensuring Interbank transfers are done accurately and reconciled on monthly basis.
Ø  Build the capacity of Sub offices by undertaking training needs analysis and organizing trainings for finance staff.
Ø  Provide day to day support to the sub offices
Ø  Carry out other duties as required and requested by the Finance Director

Job Requirements

Ø  University degree in Bachelor of Commerce Accounting option or other business related field with extensive experience in financial management preferably with INGO in a busy office.
Ø  Holder of CPA 2 minimum.
Ø  Hands on experience with quick books and/or other financial software.
Ø  Well developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situations.
Ø  Strategic thinking and management
Ø  Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team.
Ø  Ability to work on own initiative and with minimal supervision.
Ø  Computer literate with fluency of Microsoft Word, Excel, internet and email packages
Ø  Good communication skills
Ø  Report writing-ability to analyse and interpret data and write reports to a high technical standard
Ø  Problem solving skills


Application procedures
Interested candidates should submit their application material to Mercy USA Human Resource Department: wnjiru@mercyusa.org Applications shall be reviewed as received, deadline by close of business Friday,  May 24th 2013

This should include:

  1.  Email subject should be “Application for  Senior Finance Officer ”Cover letter clearly summarizing your experience as it pertains to this joband Curriculum Vitae with three professional references (as one document). Please do not attach copies of Certificates….
  2. Failure to adhere to the above shall result in application rejection

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