The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in
the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in
the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care,
nutrition, protection, peace building, water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH),
HIV/AIDS prevention, response to gender based violence, disaster risk reduction
(DRR), livelihoods and governance.
Applications are invited for the position of:
Finance Assistant – Lodwar
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Finance Officer, the Finance Assistant will be responsible for
ensuring IRC systems and procedures of internal controls are followed when
committing financial transactions in Lodwar to ensure that there is always
enough cash support program activities.
He/she will maintain high levels of discipline and integrity in fiscal
operations.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain petty
cash at the set limit ensuring no cash shortage at all times - Ensure that all
cash payments are fully supported and are authorized at set limits as per
IRC Kenya delineation chart before disbursement - Prepare the
petty cash upload spreadsheets to upload stage ready for review - Monitor and
track cash advanced to program and support staff on a monthly basis
ensuring that liquidation reports are prepared and correction journals
prepared ready for review by finance officer/manager - Perform
supervised petty cash counts every Friday, month end and as requested
during supervision events - Ensure that all
cash received is duly receipted, coded and promptly banked - Rubber stamping
‘paid’ on all documents once cash vouchers are signed and cash disbursed
and before filing - Maintain an
organized and well documented (all files must be labeled properly and
visibly) and sequential filing system for all cash disbursement vouchers - Ensure that
files with original documentations are sent to Nairobi on a monthly basis
and duplicate files are maintained for field use. - Might be
assigned to perform other tasks in other IRC field office as per the needs
of the organization
Required
qualifications, experience and skills
qualifications, experience and skills
- Minimum CPA II
qualification - Candidates who
pursued Kenya Accounting Technicians Course (KATC) as a foundation course
will have an added advantage. - Should be a
member of a recognized professional accountancy body. - Knowledge of
best accounting practices – Income Tax, VAT Regulations; at least three
years of prior professional experience in a similar post - Knowledge of
Microsoft Office applications and other accounting software - Ability to work
independently in a rapidly changing professional environment with a view
towards establishing administrative procedures and protocol that will
ensure optimal functioning of the operation - Excellent
interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills - Fluency in
spoken and written English - Fluency in
Turkana language will be an added advantage
Please
apply at www.rescue.org/careers on or before 26th December 2011 IRC
leading the way from harm to home. IRC
is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of
merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual
orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
apply at www.rescue.org/careers on or before 26th December 2011 IRC
leading the way from harm to home. IRC
is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of
merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual
orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.