- Opportunity to work in a highly visible and successful program
- Gain experience and contribute to one of Australian Aid’s flagship programs in Africa covering 51 countries
- Highly collaborative environment with a strong management team
About the role
The Finance Officer will support the Finance Department in effectively managing the Australia Awards accounting and reporting function and ensuring that the Finance function provides timely and efficient support to the program
Key responsibilities include:
- Prepare all Australia Awards payment request
- Ensure that all payments are paid on time by processing of all cash and bank transactions and wire transfers for payment.
- Preparing all cash, bank reconciliations and account reconciliations on a monthly and ad hoc basis.
- Assist the Finance and Administration manager in tracking and monitoring expenditure against budgets and in line with budget constraints.
- Maintaining accounting spread sheets in accordance with internal requirements
About You
Selection criteria
- Tertiary qualifications in Accounting or related field, plus at least 3 years’ all round experience in accounting or related discipline
- Qualified by experience in which case work experience longer than three years will be required.
- High standard of written and verbal communication skills
- Well developed and highly effective organizational skills
- Strong accounting, business and administration skills
- Ability to thrive under pressure and balance or prioritize several competing projects at the same time
- Demonstrated people skills with a flexible and collaborative personal style
- Intermediate to Advance skills in Microsoft Office – Excel and Word
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Experience with project accounting within development or not for profit sector highly desirable
- Fluency in any/all Portuguese, French, Arabic languages would be highly desirable.
Personal Qualities:
- Identifies process improvements and discusses with immediate supervisor.
- Works with people of all backgrounds with a respectful attitude
- Actively works to support the delivery of the objectives of Australia Awards and encourages others to do this too.
- Ability to work unsupervised and develop the job
- Ability to work to deadlines
- The successful candidate must be prepared to work extended hours in some circumstances.
- Some travel will be necessary to attend and administer events.
Click here to view the full terms of reference.
About Us
Australia Awards is an AusAID-funded initiative designed: (i) to equip Africans with the skills and knowledge necessary to influence the economic and social development outcomes of their own countries; and (ii) to build the long-term capacity of African governments to progress towards their Millennium Development Goals.
Australia Awards provides a mix of Scholarships and Fellowships to Africans in the public, civil society and private sectors in targeted disciplines that support the home countries’ developmental priorities.
Australia Awards is managed by GRM International on behalf of the Australian Agency for International Development.
Kenyan Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please note that there are no relocation or visa allowances for this role. This position is ideally suited for candidates with authorization to work in Kenya.If you have not heard from us within three (3) weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Communication will only be with applicants shortlisted for the next stage in the process.
Applications close on 08th of October 2013
How to apply:
Interested?
Please apply online and attached a covering letter addressing each selection criteria on the TOR. Without the cover letter/statement of claims against each selection criteria, your application will not be considered.
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