Mercy Corps International NGO Jobs in Kenya

Mercy Corps has been operating in Kenya since 2008, focusing its interventions around four objectives: 1) Peace and Conflict Management; 2) Livelihood/Market Systems; 3) Governance (particularly at the county level); and 4) Youth Employment/Employability (including the social and economic development of adolescents). The four objectives serve to increase community resilience to drought and other shocks and stresses, and to decrease fragility with a particular focus on Kenya’s Arid Lands. Mercy Corps’ vision for change requires the private sector, government and civil society to work together to create meaningful and sustainable change.


Mercy Corps International NGO Senior Finance and Compliance Officer Jobs in Kenya

Job Summary

Working in the Finance Department under the direction of the Country Finance Director, the Senior Finance and Compliance Officer will assist in the accounting and documentation of all financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner.

Responsibilities

  • Reviewing and posting entries input in the field connection and navigator for all offices.
  • Monitoring expenditures under specific budgetary lines for relevance.
  • Review of the payroll and payroll allocations, posting of the payroll journal entries on time.
  • Review and posting of the monthly amortizations, making enquiries on deferred payments.
  • Managing the staff end of service expense allocation including following up on insurance costs and refunds through the Human Resource department.
  • Monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Review and support in submission of cash flow projections to HQ on a monthly basis.
  • Management of the cash balances in all Mercy corps Kenya accounts.
  • Examine all transactions that go through bank accounts and the ledger for accuracy before approving the bank reconciliation.

    Qualifications

  • Ten or more years of accounting or bookkeeping experience, including experience with double-entry accounting
  • Must have supervised finance staff
    CPA(K) or equivalent and diploma in relevant business field
  • Strong computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel
    Familiarity with computerized, double-entry accounting software
  • Strong organizational skills as well as attention to detail
  • Excellent oral and written English skills

    How to apply

    Interested candidates who meet the above required qualifications and experience should submit a Cover Letter and detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing three professional references (including a recent supervisor) to ke-hrkenya@mercycorps.org on or before 21st February, 2018.

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