Accountant Job in Busia Kenya - NIRAS Finland Oy

NIRAS Finland Oy, a private Finnish consulting company, has established an office in Busia town as part of its contract to implement the Finnish Government’s contribution to the Programme for Agriculture and Livelihoods in Western Communities (PALWECO).

In this context, NIRAS Finland Oy is seeking to fill the position of Accountant

The Accountant will be responsible to the Financial Management and Procurement Specialist and carry out all tasks concerning programme accounting, especially:

• prepare payment vouchers, cheques, receipts of payments, etc.;
• keep the cash box in custody, keep a cash book (Microsoft Excel based), and prepare monthly cash reconciliations;
• check all accounting vouchers and prepare them for approval;
• enter all vouchers into the accounting system (Microsoft Access based);
• keep the cheque book in custody, keep a bank book for the bank account, and prepare monthly account reconciliations;
• keep all documents related to programme accounting in custody;
• maintain all documents related to employment contracts and statutory deductions;
• prepare monthly salary payments for all local employees, pay the salaries, deduct and deliver all statutory deductions to the relevant authorities;
• maintain internal control of the PSU office and store, including maintenance of records and inventory.

Candidates should have the following qualifications and experiences:

• a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting or a related field;
• good computer skills, particular in spread sheet and data base applications;
• at least five years working experience in a similar position,
• be fluent in English.

If you are qualified and interested, please, send an application with your CV and specifications of your qualification to the following address:

NIRAS Finland Oy
att. FMPS
P. O. Box 306, Busia 50400

or deliver it to the NIRAS office on the 3rd floor of the Busia Teso Teachers SACCO Building.

The deadline for applications is Monday, the 19th of September 2011.

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