Saturday, August 13, 2011

FINANCE ASSISTANT VACANCY IN KENYA::NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL


VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Somalia/Kenya is a two Country Program with four field offices in Dadaab (Kenya), Hargeisa (Somaliland), Bossaso (Puntland) and Mogadishu (South Central). NRC has been present in Somaliland since early 2004 and expanded to Puntland in 2006, Mogadishu and Dadaab in 2007. In a short time NRC established Education, Shelter/Sanitation, Distribution and Camp Management projects for IDPs, refugees and local population in Somalia and Kenya. NRC also has a coordination office in Nairobi, Kenya that was established in 2006.

Position Vacant: Finance Assistant
Reporting to: Finance Officer
Duty Station: Nairobi
Duration of Contract: ASAP to 31st December 2011 (with possibility of extension subject to performance & funding)

Main Responsibilities include:
Record all movements of cash into cash record form
Prepare all payment vouchers and checks
Transfer funds to other NRC area offices
Do cash count at least once a week
Do end of month cash count with the FAM/FC or another expatriate staff
Do end of month reconciliation of Nairobi bank accounts and cashboxes
Prepare and arrange for bank withdrawals and transfers, and present them to FAM/FC for verification
Carry out all payments previously validated by Management
Check the quality of all invoices and receipts (date, name, item, quantity, price, total…)
Ensure that all the supporting documents (purchase requests, quotations, authorization of payment, etc.) are attached to the receipts and invoices

Follow up on advances and refunds
Accurate maintenance of Nairobi NRC financial/accounting papers and transactions
Update the cash and bank books on daily basis and send monthly accounts to the Finance Officer before the 5th of the following month

Required skills and qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Business Administration.
Good working knowledge of excel spread sheets.
Two to four years of experience in this job or similar with UN agency or INGO.
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Fluency in the English, both oral and written.

Deadline for Applications:  15th August 2011

Applications should be submitted to:

Norwegian Refugee Council,
 P O Box 21211-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Email Address:  recruitment_nb@som.nrc.no

Or
Norwegian Refugee Council,
Dadaab Field Office
P O Box 05, Dadaab

Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.
The Norwegian Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer, with no discrimination in terms of sex, age, religion, ethnic origin or political affiliation.