Heshima Kenya - Accountant

Heshima Kenya, an NGO based in Nairobi, Kenya is seeking an accountant in our Nairobi office.

This position is responsible for updating, verifying, and maintaining accounting journals and ledgers, managing multiple grants and an inventory management system, along with other financial duties as per approved policies and procedures.

Responsibilities: -

• Preparing cash book and postings to ledgers as required
• Carrying out reconciliation of various accounts as required
• Preparing timely and accurate trial balance and other related financial statements
• Preparing monthly journals to the relevant GL accounts and creating new codes
• Receiving payments and providing copies of receipts to relevant persons
• Tracking and auditing petty cash and assisting employees with expense reports
• Verifying various claims as per approved procedures
• Preparing payroll
• Perform filing and general administrative tasks
• Oversight of annual field audit preparation
• Oversight of organization's inventory management system and ensuring compliance with local sales tax and production laws
• Review of and adherence to respective financial funding sources grants, or letter of agreements and requirements
• Preparation and filing of annual Kenya forms and documentation including, but not limited to, Kenya Revenue Authority and NGO Coordination Board
• Review of overall internal accounting controls of Kenya office
• Ensure strong communication with organization's US based accountant about all outstanding issues and queries incurred in Kenya
• Work closely with the Executive Director

Education and Experience

• Certified CPA III
• 2-3 years experience in accounting
• Knowledge of accounting in manufacturing concern, especially on inventory management
• B.Com degree in business or accounting an advantage
• Ability to prepare and analyze financial reports
• MS Office and knowledge of QuickBooks
• Proficiency of generally accepted accounting and bookkeeping principles and procedures
• Previous experience working with NGOs and international grants a plus

How to apply:

Submit your cover letter, CV, and salary requirements to accountant@heshimakenya.org

Closing date: 14 Jan 2012

Only qualified applications will be reviewed

H Young & Co (EA) Senior Roads Engineer - Webuye, Kenya

H Young & Co (EA) is one of East Africa’s leading construction groups.

For over 50 years H Young & Co (EA) Ltd has been building East Africa's infrastructure in partnership with various international partners making it the contractor of choice in East Africa.

With very wide expertise and experience in Civil, Mechanical & Structural Engineering, H Young has a track record in operating in all industries.

The company applies its innovative and practical approach to both big and small projects.

The following position is available and individuals seeking to be part of H Young’s team are encouraged to apply.

Senior Roads Engineer

To be based in Webuye, the Senior Roads Engineer will be responsible to the Project Manager.

Requirements

• BSc. Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya.
• Proven record of at least 10 years in the design of urban and rural roads. 5 years specific in general surfaced roads.
• Conversant with road design CAD/AUTOCAD software.
• Flexibility to varying working hours.
• A mature individual with a high level of discretion and unquestionable integrity.

Interested candidates should submit their application and detailed CV on or before 30th December 2011 to jobs@hyoung.co.ke clearly indicating Senior Roads Engineer on the email subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Human Resources and Administration Assistant - Garissa, Kenya

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH), HIV/AIDS prevention, response to gender based violence, disaster risk reduction (DRR), livelihoods and governance.

Applications are invited for the position of:

Human Resources and Administration Assistant

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Livelihoods Manager, the Human Resource and Administration Assistant will offer support services in Human Resource Management and Administration at the IRC Garissa field office and has strong working link with HR Nairobi and other IRC Kenya offices.

Specific responsibilities include:

Time Management

• Ensuring timesheets are submitted on a timely manner in Garissa office and the same is forwarded to Nairobi on time
• Updating the timesheet tracking schedule on a monthly basis and sharing with the HR Admin Officer by the 20th.

Leave management

• Liaise with HR Nairobi to update the staff leave data base monthly.
• Ensure that leave forms are sent to Nairobi on a timely manner

Recruitment

• Assisting in recruitment of field support staff
• Preparing orientation schedule for newly recruited staff
• Assist in preparing Interview outcome reports for all interviews attended under his/her jurisdiction.

Staff movement

• Updating the flight schedule board ensuring all staff and visitors are aware of who or when they are scheduled to travel
• Liaising with Nairobi Admin and Logistics to ensure advance hotel reservations and pick up of staff and visitors at the Airport
• Raising payment vouchers (road travel per diems/travelling allowances) for staff travelling out of duty station on mission
• Updating the flight tracking tool and sharing with the Senior Livelihoods Manager on a monthly basis by the 20th

Communication

• Booking appointments for the Senior Livelihoods Manager and all staff as requested
• Managing internal and external telephone conversation.
• Establishing and maintaining staff and partners/stakeholders contact information
• Focal person at the Reception desk
• Receiving and responding to all internal and external enquiries
• Taking minutes in meetings and forward to Senior Livelihoods Manager.

Facilities & Utilities Management

• Ensure timely payment of all office and IRC leased houses rentals and utilities.
• Office management: oversee all aspects of maintaining the IRC office. Advise Logistics of any repairs and ensure follow-up.
• Guesthouse management: oversee all aspects of maintaining the IRC guesthouse. Maintain a register of guesthouse utilization.
• Advise international staff on housing policies and procedures. Facilitate housing arrangements ensuring that all procedures are followed and basic facilities (utilities, security) are in place.
• Assure timely payment of utilities (water, electricity, telephone, security) for the IRC office and IRC leased houses for Kenya program international staff
• Maintain lease files, ensure rentals are paid on timely basis, and inform Senior Livelihoods Manager of renewals. Act as focal point with property manager on day-to-day issues.
• Coordinate exit process, ensuring redecoration, closure of all utilities, conduct exit check with landlord, and follow up on rental deposits.
• Maintain tracking system for utilities and update on monthly basis.
• Maintain tracking system of all utility deposits, ensuring prompt recovery of the same.
• Act as focal point for all issues regarding utilities, and advise the Administration Manager as appropriate.
• Conduct continuous review of utility service providers and products offered, and advise of changes or recommendations

Capacity building

• Undertake any other duties and generate HR Admin reports as part of capacity building within the department.

Job requirement:

• Diploma in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related field.
• At least 1 year of working experience in a similar position. NGO experience will be an added advantage
• Good organizational skills and excellent computer skills
• Flexible and able to prioritize tasks
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, trustworthy and honest

Please apply at www.rescue.org/careers on or before 27th December 2011

IRC leading the way from harm to home.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability

Sales Managers - Kisumu and Nairobi, Kenya

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Job title: Sales Manager

Department: Sales and Marketing

Reports to:

• Sales and Marketing Manager
• Director

Responsible for (Direct reports):

• Cashier
• Cleaners
• Loader
• Administration officer
• CRO

Location: Kisumu and Nairobi, Kenya

Job Purpose:

• To provide both pre- and after-sales advice for clients in order to maximise sales of CO2 products and provide technical advice to clients.
• Develops and implements a marketing and sales strategy

Responsibilities (Functions and duties):

• Acquires new clients and maximizes client potential in designated regions;
• Develops long-term relationships with clients through managing and interpreting their requirements;
• Carries out follow up on sales process
• Oversees customer complaints within the designated region in liaison with head office
• Calculates client quotations and administers client accounts
• Disseminates sales documentation including invoicing and payment dispatches
• Assists in negotiating tender and contract terms and conditions to meet both client and company needs
• Provides pre-sales technical assistance and product education, and after-sales support service that includes quality checks of products supplied
• Ensures logistics and distribution of products from plant to the Nairobi depot and from the depot to the clients sites
• Matches solutions to customer's technical requirements.
• Keeps track of the inventory at the depot and ensures the re order levels
• Prepares regular sales reports for head office
• Meets sales targets
• Carries out market intelligence
• Supports marketing activities by attending trade shows, conferences and other marketing events
• Makes technical presentations and demonstrations to potential customers
• Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed
• Manage sales and marketing budget

Performance Measures and Targets:

• Ensures that Sales targets are met
• Ensures sales are paid for
• Ensures customer satisfaction
• Ensures Safety health and Environment compliance
• Ensure the depot is managed efficiently in a cost effective manner
• Ensure all depot reports are prepared and disseminated in time

Role Reports:

• Sales reports
• Operational reports:
• Customer feedback report
• Competitor analysis

Experience: Two and half years of experience within Manufacturing Industry

Qualifications:

Academic: Bachelor of science (BSC.) in chemical or mechanical engineering

Professional: Diploma in sales and Marketing

Specialist knowledge required:

• ICT skills
• Understanding of accounting principles
• Understanding of behaviour of various gases
• Use of and dynamics involving industrial gases

Behavioural Competencies:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Time management skills
• Tenacity
• Organisation skills
• Negotiating skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Self driven
• Service oriented
• Positive and self motivated

Email: recruit@odumont.com