VSF Suisse is an International NGO supporting humanitarian and development interventions in the region mainly in Southern Sudan, Kenya, and Somalia.
VSF Suisse focus is on the alleviation of hunger, poverty, diseases and suffering of people in whose cultures and livelihoods livestock play a major role.
VSF Suisse seeks to fill in the position of Project Accountant, which will be Regional Office in Nairobi based.
The Project Accountant will work in collaboration with the Senior Accountant.
• Preparing payment vouchers for expenses incurred in the regional office in Nairobi.
• Linkage with logistics on payables.
• Disbursement of petty cash and impress to field locations.
• Recording the project expenses incurred on a daily basis to the respective donor and budget lines and submission of data for posting as per the work plans.
• Filing of voucher in a systematic and organized as per the work plans in a manner to ensure that retrieval of documents by an independent individual is easy.
• Reconcile the impress, bank and cash accounts.
• Generate project reports and budget follow ups with actual-budget expenditure rates
• Training of field staff on accounting best practices to ensure that the field vouchers and procedures are in line with donor and organizations requirements.
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes required
• Holds a CPA K or equivalent
• Holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting
• 3+ years relevant experience
• Proficiency with Navision accounting software will be an added advantage
• Must demonstrate having knowledge of donor regulations especially ECHO/USAID
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of attention to details in all aspects of work responsibilities
• Ability to work as a member of a team and to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously
• The ability to work on their own with minimal supervision across multiple projects
Interested and qualified candidates should submit an application letter and CV indicating their email or telephone contacts, their current remuneration as well names & contacts of 3 referees to the Human Resource Manager through the postal address or email address below.
VSF Suisse Regional Office Nairobi
Ole Kejuado Road,
P. O. Box 25656-00603
Nairobi, Kenya
E mail: recruitment@vsfsuisse.org
The last date of receiving applications shall be 25st January 2011
Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
