Career Opportunity: Junior Accountant – NGO
Industry: NGO
Reports to: Finance Manager
Location: Nairobi
Gross Salary: Competitive
Our client is an international NGO seeking to hire a competent junior accountant – with vast experience in the key accounting skills who will be tasked with handling the day to day accounting functions such as keeping financial records updated, preparing reports, and reconciling bank statements.
Responsibilities
- Maintain accounts for the company and any subsidiaries or countries we operate as per international financial reporting standards (IFRS and IAS).
- Petty cash and administration management
- Perform month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations for various balance sheet and income statement accounts
- Perform financial statement analysis and document meaningful explanations for fluctuations
- Performing risk management by analyzing the organization’s liabilities and investments
- Ensure all accounting processes are streamlined and in accordance with the respective jurisdiction.
- Liaise with external auditors to facilitate annual audits.
- Forecast monthly and quarterly cash requirements for the business and prepare periodic budgets for the different departments and any company activities or projects
- Provide strategic decision making based on accounting reporting to always ensure cost management and revenue optimization strategies
- Collaborate with finance team for investor reporting, covenant compliance, budget variation, financial statements analysis
- Reconcile transactions on the dashboard, mobile money statements and other statements and liaise with the Tech team to resolve any irregularities.
- Design, prepare and present monthly financial statement analysis suitable for Board-level or management presentations
- Liaise with all other business units to challenge the status quo, implement new ideas, investigate and implement more efficient solutions and treasury processes
Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Advanced knowledge of online QuickBooks or other related accounting software or tools sound analytical skills and advanced skills using Microsoft Excel.
- Professional qualification: CPA or ACCA or CFA certified or an equivalent certified
- At least 3 – 5 years of relevant accounting experience, with at least 2 years in an audit or accounting firm.
- Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise also to work with tight timelines.
- Candidates aged 26 – 30 years are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Junior Accountant – NGO) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke by 17th June 2022.