Accounts Assistant

Innovations for Poverty Action-Kenya (IPA-K) is a non-profit organization which seeks to identify and foster innovative approaches to solving development problems.

IPA has a branch office in Kenya to address the development needs in this region.

We are currently recruiting an Accounts Assistant on a contract basis, to be based in Busia.

After an initial probationary period of three months candidates are expected to make a commitment of at least 2 years with the organization.

Description of work: The Accounts Assistant will be supporting the IPA-K Accounts Office with various tasks including maintaining and filing financial records, receiving and checking imprest requests and returns and entering transactions into QuickBooks.

Academic and Professional Qualifications: Degree in Accounting or Business Administration and a two year hands on relevant experience plus CPA part II is expected.

Professional/Technical Skills: We are looking for an extremly well organized and detail-oriented person with excellent knowledge of QuickBooks. Proficiency in email and Microsoft Word and Excel are also required. The candidate should be a team player with very good communication skills.

To Apply: Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address. Your CV should include your gender and age, the languages in which you can communicate fluently, your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience.

Applications can be submitted by email to ipak.office.jobs @ gmail.com.

The Subject Line should be “Accounts Assistant Application”.

Deadline: September 15th, 2009

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