REGIONAL ACCOUNTANT
Location: Regional Centre, Nairobi – Kenya
Level: C2 National
Salary: Kshs 224,782 gross per month
Contract Type: Open Ended
Are you a highly motivated finance professional looking for a challenge? We have an exciting
opportunity for you in the Horn East and Central Africa (HECA) regional centre. This region
comprises Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Somaliland, DRC, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and
Tanzania.
The Role
As Regional Accountant your role will entail supporting the finance managers in the region in all
aspects of financial management including budget preparation, monitoring and reporting.
You will ensure that all donor financial requirements are met and that donor reports are timely
and accurate and ensure compliance to policies and procedures in all areas.
You will also contribute to capacity building of finance staff in the region in financial management
and interpretation of financial information for management decision-making.
The Person
You will require knowledge and experience of institutional donor funding requirements
particularly DFID, EU, ECHO and UN to be able to advise programme staff accordingly.
In
addition you must have strong analytical and numeracy skills as well as be able to demonstrate
experience of working with computerised accounting packages and spreadsheets with ability to
transfer these skills to other users.
Good knowledge of local and regional laws and statutory requirements is essential for this role.
The scope of this position makes it very challenging, thus requiring a dynamic and organized
individual.
You will be a CPA (K) or equivalent and have an undergraduate degree in a related field.
You will have intensive working experience, preferably in an NGO.
You will have highly developed interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to issues. This role
also requires excellent communication skills. A working knowledge of French will be an added
advantage. The role will involve travelling within the region for extended periods.
This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated professional, with a strong
commitment to Oxfam’s values and beliefs.
If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV
in English detailing your experience for the post and include daytime telephone contacts to
hecajobs@oxfam.org.uk or apply online at www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs using the Ref. No. INT. 4790.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Closing date: 19 August 2011
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.