CITAM Senior Accountant Job in Nairobi Kenya

 

Ref: FD/11

Christ is The Answer Ministries (CITAM) seeks to recruit a suitable candidate for the position of Senior Accountant.

The position will be based at Head Office and reports to the Head of Finance.

Job Summary:

This role is tasked with ensuring the integrity of financial information by effectively supervising the day to day origination, processing and capturing of financial data. It also supports production of necessary financial management reports for routine review by management and relevant board committees.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervision of Assistant Accountants and Accountants
• Ensuring continuous accurate origination and capture of financial information
• Supporting the annual Finance Planning exercise (Budgeting) through provision of relevant information to budget holders for budgeting and preparation of necessary reports for review by the Head of Finance
• Continuous monitoring and evaluation of Incomes and Expenditures against budget to ensure they are within plan
• Prepare variance reports for all assemblies, units or departments and hold regular review meetings with appropriate budget managers to get explanations and explore ways of working to budget
• Continuous checking of the Trial Balance to ensure data accuracy
• Ensuring general ledger accounts are continuously analyzed and that a monthly audit schedule file is maintained
• Preparation of management accounts for distribution to the Deacon Board, Finance Committee, the Assemblies, and Business Units for review
• Approval of routine and corrective journal vouchers
• Approval of CITAM expenses within set limits
• Maintenance of a meaningful chart of accounts
• Ensuring financial records are available for Internal and External Audit
• Coordinating the monthly end month general ledger closure
• Ensuring monthly stock takes are carried out and that reports are submitted and captured in the accounting system

Qualifications and Experience:

• Be a mature born again Christian who is in agreement with the CITAM statement of faith
• Bachelor of Commerce degree or Business Administration
• Professional accounting qualifications - CPA (K),ACCA
• Proven analytical and written presentation skills and ability to communicate to a number of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent Supervisory skills
• Demonstrated capacity for self-organization
• Knowledge of a modern Accounting Information System – Pastel Accounting is an added advantage
• At least two (2) years’ experience in a similar position

Applications quoting the above Ref. No. on the subject line should be accompanied by a cover letter, a detailed CV, names of at least three (3) referees (one of which must be your Pastor) on the email address below on or before close of business Wednesday, 23rd November 2011 and send only through email: hr@citam.org.

You are therefore required to fill the job application form in our website: www.citam.org

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.