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Reports to: Country Manager and STC Australia Chief Finance Officer (CFO)

Objective of the post

To establish and manage, the finance and administration functions in STC Kenya and develop capacity in the
office to carry out these functions.

Responsibilities

Perform on-going accounting tasks:

Manage payments and ensure that they are paid on time, authorised by appropriate staff, and the financial process and procedures are followed.

Correctly allocate expenditure and process transactions to the correct general ledger (GL)
accounts in cashbook or MYOB

Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations including bank reconciliations for review by your Manager)

Produce accurate end of month, end of year accounts and other financial reports on time for approval by your Manager and CFO

Maintain the fixed asset register, perform periodic physical counts of the assets, and review the state of the asset with your Manager

Ensure STC’s assets and financial information are adequately safeguarded and confidentiality is maintained.

Provide analysis and recommendations to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and
sustainability of the projects
Budgeting and Monitoring of Programme Expenditure:

Under the direction of your manager and the CFO, drive the process to prepare the budget for the STC Kenya Projects.

Communicate with key stakeholders to ensure accurate information is captured in the budget and management reports

Closely monitor the bank account and the expenditure against the approved budget

Regularly update your Manager and the CFO on any over-spends and under-spends

Prepare monthly management reports (including monthly budgets vs actual reports with a detailed variance analysis) for review by your Manager and CFO

Other duties as requested by your Manager and CFO
Government, Compliance and Statutory requirements:

Prepare the annual statutory financial statements

Liaise with KRA advisor on any tax related matters

Be the key liaison for STC Kenya external audit process

Create and maintain

a record of all Kenyan regulatory requirements including insurance
renewals, work permits, other licences and premises permits etc.

Ensure all insurances, other licences and premises permits are current, complete and adequate for all aspects of the business and are renewed on time

Ensure all statutory liabilities of STC Kenya for taxes and duties are paid on time

Keep up-to-date with relevant accounting standards and regulations in Kenya

Oversee and ensure all relevant government reporting requirements are adhered to and filed by deadline dates;

Where required, work with management to prepare and maintain employment contracts for STC Kenya staff;
Work collaboratively with STC Kenya team and STC Australia:

Quick and efficient in responding to emails and general communication

Share knowledge and work as part of a team.

Direct and supervise Accounts Assistant and any further staff added to the finance team in
Kenya

seeking someone with the passion and desire to be a part of a not for profit organisation
working to benefit children and vulnerable communities within Kenya.

Operationalise the STC Financial Manual and Policies

Anything that may be required to support the financial operations and social businesses
of STC Kenya

Better performance will increase opportunities for career growth in organizational hierarchy.

Interested candidates should send their resume by 20th February, 2018 to:

hrkenya@sotheycan.org

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