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Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employer: Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)
About CREAW
The Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) is non governmental, national women’s rights organization that was established in 1999. Since then, it has been instrumental in the contribution of the protection, promotion and realization of women’s rights in Kenya.
CREAW’s Vision is a transformed and just society and Mission to expand and actualize women’s rights.
Job Overview:
We are currently seeking applications from well qualified and experienced individuals for the post of Finance Officer (Maternity Leave Relief) for a 3 months (May, June & July 2014) appointment, with the major responsiblity of managing, handling, recording and reporting the organization funds and assets in a professional and efficient manner and in accordance with the international financial reporting standards.
Job Requirements:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree in accounting/business administration/finance/economics or other relevant area of study or/and, Must have professional qualification with a minimum of CPA K.
- Knowledge of major donor funding regulations is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office skills Ms Excel and quick books.
- Desired Qualities
- Ability to work under competing priorities with strict deadlines.
- Have a personal commitment to work as a reliable, honest and trustworthy team.
- Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative team approach.
- Good judgment, tact, analytical and negotiation skills.
- Have customer relations skills and to deal patiently with all categories of staff.
- Good time management skills and is able to deliver with minimal supervision.
Job Duties:
- Take Charge of the day to day efficient running of the finance.
- Reviewing of documents and transactions in the organization to ascertain compliance, accuracy, relevance and reasonableness of the transactions. These include monthly operating reports, financial statements, gain/loss analysis, depreciation report, audit reports, inventory and capital purchases.
- Planning, forecasting and budgeting – Budgetary controls – Monitoring monthly expenses in accordance with authorized budget levels and review of travel reports to ensure.
- Facilitate the quarterly review by the appointed Auditors (especially for April, May, June and July 2014)
- Transparency and efficiency of the organizations financial operations and to ensure
- Compliance with the various donor reporting guidelines. Also maintaining the integrity of confidential financial records.
- Supervise the financial and accounting staff to ensure deadlines are met.
- Analyze and interpret financial data and recommend changes to improve systems, processes and financial performance.
- Review accounting, account analysis and reconciliation (banks, cash).
- Financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
- Ensuring timely completion of donor reports and management reports.
- Ensure statutory payments are completed on time.
- Communicates professionally with all internal and external customers.
- Review and post various General ledger journal entries.
- In charge of all payrolls-delegated authority.
- Submit various monthly Management financial reports on the 10th of the following month to the Executive Director and the board as well as the donors when requested.
Deadline Date: 09/05/2014
How to Apply:
Please send your application letter, curriculum vitae (CV) providing details of three work related referees and copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to:
The selection committee – Finance Officer (Maternity Leave Relief)
Centre for Rights Education and Awareness – CREAW
55 Chalbi Drive, Lavington off Isaac Gathanju Rd.
PO Box 11964 GPO.
Nairobi, 00100
KENYA
Tel/fax: +254-20-3860640/0720 357 664/386 1016/237 8271
Email: vacancies@creawkenya.org
CREAW is an Equal Opprtunity Employer.
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