Program Accountant

Key Responsibilities
Preparing timely and accurate donor financial reports as per specific donor and ILRI guidelines
Management of sub grantees by ensuring financial reports are received on time as per specific contracts and properly filed for future reference, reviewing their vouchers and financial reports, facilitating funds transfers and follow up on any matters arising from received documentation
Preparing monthly financial management reports for the program
Support annual budget preparation and periodic project budgets
Assist in implementing audit comments as per the management letter
Reconcile donor receivables and payables to the general ledger
Work with Grant Officers to ensure full cost items are charged to the projects as per agreements such as research support, ICT, space and overheads
Participate in project closures
Prepare proposals budgets as per donor and ILRI guidelines
Prepare invoices for fellows, donors or any other services to be offered by the BecA-ILRI hub
Ensure all services revenues are collected and posted correctly in the financial system:- recharges, hub placement fee, bench fee
Review financial documents of the unit e.g. payment requests, purchase requisitions travel advance forms, travel expense reports, advance settlement forms to ensure they are accurate , charges are to the correct grants and that the spending is within budget
Maintain an effective filling system for financial and related documents for document retention, ease of reference and retrieval
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
Full accounting qualifications- CPA (K) or ACCA
Minimum of three years of relevant working experience
Good personal organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Highly effective multi-tasking skills, with ability to coordinate, prioritize and organize workload and meet deadlines
Terms of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only. This
is a
temporary position up to a period ending 15 June 2017.
Job Level
This position is job level 2C.