Function: Accounting/Finance Manager
Direct supervisor: Finance Coordinator - Kenya Mission
Location: Nairobi – with regular field visits to projects
Scope of responsibilities: The role of the Accounting Manager is that of head of accounting for MSF CH missions managed from Nairobi:
- Responsible for quality and timely accounting for the mission: paper accounting, electronic data-entry, consolidation of fields & capital journals, monthly closing process and documents;
- Ensure compliance to MSF guidelines, standards, policies and procedures for the missions: especially purchasing, validation, payment procedures. Ensure strict respect of deadlines, encoding rules, budget lines;
- Technical referent for accounting: feedback, support, training, management of finance staff (assistants, accountants, cashiers) both in capital and in the field;
- Production of consolidated financial documents: draft monthly budget follow-up and monthly cash request, participate to budget design and revision.
- Ensure the compliance of the accountancy to requirements of all institutional donors.
- Responsible for allocating costs to institutional donors’ contracts.
- Participate in preparation of financial reports.
Recruitment criteria:
- University Degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance or business administration from a recognized university.
- Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (CPA-K) preferred.
- Demonstrated skills in budget control / monitoring performance.
- Experience in an Audit Department a strong advantage
- Managerial skills.
- Able to train / coach finance staff.
- Excellent computer skills – Excel, Word, E-mail and Internet.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English.
- Organized, methodical and accurate.
- Able to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
- Integrity, discrete and honest.
- Good team player.
- Motivated with a demonstrated ability to adapt to new working methods.
- Flexibility.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.
HR Manager
MSF Switzerland
Kenya Missions
P. O. Box 25091 -00603,
Nairobi
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Application deadline: 15th September, 2011
