Terre des hommes Finance and Administration Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Terre des hommes

Job title: Finance and Administration Officer

Section of the organisation: Kenya Country Office

Reports to: Country manager

Terre des Hommes Netherlands is looking for a Finance and Administration Officerfor the Kenya Country Office (80%) and the Ethiopia Country Office (20%). 

The preferred starting date is 7th January 2015. 

The position will be based in Nairobi with travel to the field (Kenya and Ethiopia).

Terre des Hommes Netherlands supports services for children in need through partner organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring sound project financial management practices by partner organisations (systems, practices and reporting).
• Ensuring efficient grants managements for the country offices
• Financial reporting for country programmes (Kenya and Ethiopia)
• Audit function – planning/ scheduling, coordinating reporting for partners, analysing and feeding back audit findings to Country Managers
• Capacity building of partners – supporting partner organisations staff to improve financial quality of projects (efficiency and effectiveness) and accountability to donors
• Support the Country Managers in managing the country offices operational budgets

Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree and a professional qualification in Accounting, such as CPA, ACCA or equivalent
• A minimum of three years experience in projects finance
• NGO experience will be an added advantage
• Proficiency with budgeting and analysis of financial reports
• Good report writing skills
• Sound analytical skills and ability to summarise issues/findings for management decisions
• Proficiency in computer packages and accounting software
• Communication skills
• Demonstrates a team spirit and leadership qualities.

This position requires frequent travel within the country as well as within East Africa.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to send their letter of application, resume, copies of certificates, expected salary indication and three references to: 

The Country Manager, 

Terre des Hommes Netherlands, 

Nairobi Office, 

e-mail east.africa@tdh.nl

by 4th November 2014. 

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.