Save the Children Canada
Meru Satellite Office
Job Description
Save the Children (SC) is the world’s leading independent organization for children. The International organizational organization works towards a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Save the Children Canada works in 37
countries around the world and was established in Kenya in 1984 where we
currently operate programs in Eastern and Central Provinces. SC brings strong
management and innovative strategies to programs in health, HIV and AIDS,
Education, Children in Crisis, economic opportunities, food security and
emergency response.
Job Purpose
To ensure efficient and accurate financial and administrative functions in SCC satellite office in Eastern Province.
Based in Meru Town with frequent travel to the project areas in Eastern Province.
Reports to: Finance and Administration Manager with day to day supervision of Area Manager – Meru.
Duties and Responsibilities
Job Purpose
To ensure efficient and accurate financial and administrative functions in SCC satellite office in Eastern Province.
Based in Meru Town with frequent travel to the project areas in Eastern Province.
Reports to: Finance and Administration Manager with day to day supervision of Area Manager – Meru.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement and maintain efficient
financial systems and internal controls in accordance with the policies and
procedures required by SCC Nairobi Office and in compliance with
international standards and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, with
support from the Finance and Administration Manager.
- Review field financial reports
generated at the field level and ensure that they are complete and
accurate with correct cost coding. Ensure bank and cash accounts are
reconciled and all support information is available before sending the
field monthly reporting back to the Finance and Administration Officer in
Nairobi.
- Review budget monitoring reports
sent to the field to ensure they are accurate and assist budget holders to
interpret the same information, explain variances where necessary, and
assist the budget holders in budget tracking.
- Assist in preparation of donor
reports as may be required from time to time.
- Monitor and maintain cash flow to
the field office in Meru ensuring that budget holders make their funds
request on time, consolidating the funds request and following up with
Nairobi office to ensure funds are disbursed to the Meru office in timely
manner.
- Maintain the imprest account in
Meru ensuring that reconciliations are done regularly and liquidations of
project advances are done on time.
- Ensure compliance with procurement
procedures make payments to suppliers in the field in compliance with SC
procedures and policies.
- Ensure proper documentation and
filing of documents for proper audit trail.
- Support the annual organization
audit and donor specific audits as may be required from time to time.
- Offer human resources and
administrative support as necessary liasing with the Area Manager and
Finance and Admin Officer on HR and administrative issues.
- Provided training, guidance and
assistance to program staff on finance matters
- Any other duties as may be requested
by the Finance and Administration Manager.
Skills / Attributes Required
- 3 years experience working in NGO
finance and grants environment
- Successfully completed CPA Part 2
- Superior computer skills with good
written and verbal communication
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft
Excel
- Strong organizational and
administrative skills, paying particular attention to detail
- Ability to work well with others,
meet deadlines
- Ability to analyze financial data
and problem solve
- Knowledge of SUN Systems and added
advantage
- Available at short notice.
Qualified applicants should
send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three referees and day time telephone
contact to
kfo@sc-canada.or.ke
or Box 27679-00506, Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi
no later than 20th January 2012
kfo@sc-canada.or.ke
or Box 27679-00506, Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi
no later than 20th January 2012
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