ActionAid UK Aid Match International Project Accountant Job in Nairobi, Kenya

ActionAid International

International Finance

International Project Accountant - UK Aid Match

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

3 years fixed term contract – Project ends – November 2017

Salary: £20 000

To ensure the financial integrity of the three year multi-country project on Safe Cities funded by UK Aid Match, a scheme managed by the Department for International Development (DFID) which gives the UK public a say in how a proportion of the aid budget is spent, by match funding public donations to appeals for projects to reduce poverty in developing countries. 

The International Project Accountant will provide consolidated project financial plans and reports as required by the Donor and the Project Management and Accountability teams. 

Key responsibility areas include, but are not limited to:

• Submit reports to the International Accounts Manager responsible for oversight to ensure adherence to international finance and donor requirements
• To support the International Project Manager in the use of the financial analysis for sound project management
• Work closely with the International Project Manager to monitor the budget utilisation and communicate any issues upwards from partners and country programmes
• Work with the International Project Manager and IPAT to ensure that audit recommendations are fulfilled
• Support International Project Manager and national-level Project Managers to ensure archiving of the project documentation for audit at all levels of the project
• Develop tools and run financial aspects of inception workshop in co-ordination with International Project Manager
• Work with implementing staff to establish systems that are integrated and meet donor requirements issues and variances and propose and monitor actions
• Ensure transaction listings for multi country projects are maintained as supporting documentation for donor reporting
• Respond to donor financial queries and recommend actions to the International Project Manager as required
• To advise participating countries and their partners of donor specific financial rules and regulations and support staff to meet these

Person Specification

• Professional Accounting or Financial Management Qualification
• Experience of leading on financial aspects of donor contract management and providing advice on complex financial management
• Experience developing financial operational systems and schedules
• Knowledge of/and or experience of the Not For Profit, NGO and/or Development sectors
• Good working knowledge of computerised accounting packages and MS office (Excel), experience in SUN and Vision, an advantage
• Experience in preparing plans and budgets, management and financial reporting, analysing financial reports and plans, and establishing key performance indicators and drawing insight for use by management and different stakeholders

Only candidates with the eligibility to work within the country (Kenya) will be considered

Application Procedures:

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Applications should be sent to: financeops.jhb@actionaid.org by no later than 4thSeptember  2014. Your application should consist of your up to date CV and motivation letter.  

You are requested to highlight in the motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role.  Please clearly indicate which position you are applying for.

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