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Title: FINANCE OFFICER
VUMA (a Nanyuki community based organization supported by Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to implement HIV prevention programs) requires a competent Finance Officer.
Job Purpose: To establish and maintain financial and administrative procedures for VUMA, ensure compliance with all regulatory requirement (donor, statutory), provide information for financial decision making by gathering & analyzing financial data and developing projections.
Specific duties and responsibilities
- Participate in preparation of plans and budgets
- Instituting sound internal controls in the organization, coordinating annual audits as well donor compliance reviews
- Advance management, payroll management, procurement management, asset management, budget monitoring and record management
- Preparation and submission of accurate and timely financial reports to the management and donors using Quick books accounting package
- Ensuring the timely disbursement of funds for program activities ensuring there is optimal cash level in the organization
- Respond on timely basis all inquiries from various stakeholders such as donors, suppliers, government agencies
- Analyze risk areas in financial operations and recommend mitigating factors
- Handle administrative duties of the organization
Skills/Qualification
- Minimum CPA Section II equivalent and 1 year working experience in a busy finance office preferably with an NGO (Experience in working with USG funded programs will be an added advantage )
- Proficiency in Ms Office applications, Excel and Quick books
- Good numeracy and problem-solving skills, initiative, attention to detail, team player
- Excellent oral and written communication and negotiation skills
- Analytical approach to work and ability to put in extra effort to meet deadlines
- Ability to prioritize and work with no and/or minimal supervision
TO APPLY
Interested applicants should send a cover letter accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae complete with names of three professional referees, telephone contact and a track of your salary history to viewsafrica@yahoo.com and copied to mmuriuki@pedaids.org. To be accepted, the application must be done on email and copied to the two emails above. Applications are due not later than 21st November 2013. Only successful applicant will be contacted.
