Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service Kenya is seeking to recruit a Kenyan national for the following position, to be based in Kakuma Refugee camp.
Senior Accountant
He/She will be responsible for offering financial services assigned. He/she will work to improve the proper operations, management and improvement of the Finance department.
The incumbent will report directly to the Finance Officer, while working closely on a daily basis in collaboration with other sectors of LWF.
Key Points of Communication: Finance Officer, Area Coordinator, Deputy Project Coordinator, Project Coordinator-Turkana and the Kakuma Senior Program Officers
Duties and Responsibilities
- Writing of cheques, maintain cheque register and dispatch cheques to vendors.
- Maintaining the bank & cash books
- Timely writing of statutory payroll deduction cheques & reconciliation of Payroll accounts.
- Preparation of bank reconciliations.
- Cash withdrawals from the banks and verification of Petty cash counts
- Preparation monthly payroll journals & reconciliation
- Reconciliation of various Balance sheet accounts
- Reconciliation & invoice compound debtors for security, water maintenance, salaries & wages and fuel.
- Verification of data entries into ACCPAC.
- To conduct random physical stock counts at the stores & overseeing the annual physical stock counts
- Proper filling of all documents pertaining to the above tasks.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the Finance Officer.
Relevant Experience
- Possess at least CPA II.
- At least three (3) years working experience in a busy finance office, NGO experience is an added advantage.
- Good computer skills – MS word and Excel is a must, and knowledge on ACCPAC added advantage;
Personal Attributes
- Strong interpersonal and a good team player.
- High level of integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
- Ability to tolerate cultural, educational and religious diversity in the work place.
- Excellent communication, organization and presentation skills
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- Good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work independently with guidelines and clear expectations.
“LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.”
Applications and detailed CV must include email address and telephone contacts of 3 referees, one of whom must be your supervisor in your current/former employment.
They should reach the undersigned by close of business on 1st October, 2010:
C/o Office Administrator,
P.O. Box 40870, GPO-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
Or e-mail to: hr@lwfkenya.org
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted,
