Self Help Africa Kenya NGO Accountant Jobs

Self Help Africa (SHA) is an International Non-Governmental Organization implementing rural development, sustainable food and livelihoods security programmes in nine Countries in Africa. SHA’s vision is an economically thriving and resilient rural Africa with a mission to support sustainable livelihoods for Kenya’s smallholder farmers. SHA has been working in Kenya since 2005 implementing rural development, sustainable food and livelihood security programs.

Self Help Africa Kenya has been granted an award by the European Commission, under the Inclusive and Sustainable Value Chains and Food Fortification programme, to strengthen the competitiveness of the cassava value chain in Kenya and therefore seeks to recruit suitable candidates to fill the position of:-

Self Help Africa Kenya NGO Project Accountant Jobs

The Programme Accountant will provide financial management to the Cassava Value Chain Programme funded by the European Union. The overall objective of the Programme is to increase food and nutrition security, employment and income among 28,000 smallholder-farming households (at least 60% women) in seven Counties (Kisumu, Homabay, Migori, Siaya, Busia, Kitui and Kilifi).

Under the overall financial and administrative leadership of Self Help Africa (SHA) Head of Finance and Administration (HoFA), the Programme Accountant will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of accounting and financial control, providing guidance and technical financial support to all the Implementing partners funded under the EU Programme. This will include but not be limited to the identification of training requirements, provision of training, undertaking risk assessment and the provision of assistance and advice on financial systems and procedures for best practice. He/She will also ensure accurate and timely recording of financial data, processing of transactions and compliance to reporting as per the EU regulations.

Responsibilities

Financial Management