Habitat for Humanity Latest Financial Job in Kenya

Habitat for Humanity Kenya, a Christian Non-Governmental Organization with a mission of eliminating poor housing and homelessness, wishes to recruit the following position to support its growth and expansion.

Position: Regional Account Assistant

Line reporting: Senior Accountant

Other Reporting Relationships: Senior Field Officer

Email application code: RAA-2011-1

7 Positions

Purpose of the Position

This position provides financial and administrative services to the regional offices, enters and reconciles regional loan tracking data into the loan tracking and accounting systems.

Specific Duties:

• Maintain all essential books of accounts.
• Assist in the preparation of annual regional budgets.
• Up-date and reconcile all client financial records: passbooks, group records and bank position and enter primary data into the loan tracking and accounting systems.
• Ensure that loan statements are prepared and dispatched to the clients.
• Make regular bank reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Institute necessary measures to prevent fraud and errors which are likely to undermine public confidence in Habitat for Humanity Kenya.
• Ensure petty cash vouchers arising from expenditure, cheque requests and creditors’ invoices are promptly filed.
• Prepare monthly operational results, revenue accrued and other reports as may be required by the management from time to time.
• Prepare region’s budgets, financial statements, cash-flows and any other management accounts.
• In charge of payments to staff and other parties.
• Maintain an up to date assets register.
• Provide administrative services to the regional offices, ensuring that all goods and services needed for the efficient and effective running of the region are available.
• In the absence of the SFOs and FOs, receive visitors and enter their queries into the Enquiries Register for follow up by the SFOs/FOs.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Senior Accountant and/or SFO

Qualifications

• A first degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Arts or a related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification to Certified Public Accountant 2 or equivalent.
• One to two years of experience in a busy accounting environment. Fresh graduate with a proven internship track record or active participation in community affairs will be considered depending on their availability to learn fast on the job.
• Excellent computer skills especially in excel.
• Knowledge and experience in key accounting packages like bankers’ realm and sunsystem will be a definite advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Kiswahili and English.
• Willingness to live and work in rural settings.

Qualified candidates should submit electronic copies of their qualifications to recruitment@hfhkenya.or.ke by or before 30th November 2011 clearly indicating the code number of the position they are applying for in the subject line of their forwarding e-mails.

Interested candidates should also clearly state their current and expected remuneration.