At Chemonics, we believe our mission of helping people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives is driven by our commitment to service—service to our mission, to our beneficiaries, to our clients, and to our staff. From our founding in 1975, we have worked in more than 150 countries to help our clients, partners, and beneficiaries face difficult challenges, from political instability to limited healthcare to a lack of market infrastructure. We have helped them overcome those challenges by working together to find and implement innovative projects that achieve development impact. We are entirely employee-owned, giving us both the freedom and the responsibility to pursue our mission with single-minded focus. Holding ourselves to the highest quality standards, we are also committed to living our values of caring, excellence, innovation, integrity, and opportunity to implement efficient and effective programs that build a better future for those we serve.
The purpose of the Afya Ugavi Activity under the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program – Procurement and Supply Management project is to address the supply chain and health commodity systems strengthening needs of the family health, malaria and HIV∕ AIDS programs within Kenya. This will be directed through technical assistance (TA) at both national and county level. The task order will support the Ministry of Health (MOH) Department of Family Health (DFH), National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), and the National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCOP).
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
- Prepare bank reconciliations and ensure all reconciling items are cleared.
- Make payments and ensure that all supporting documentation and approvals are accurate.
- Review Travel Advance Requests (TAARs) and expense reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Enter all accounting transactions into the accounting software (Abacus) and ensure proper coding.
- Prepare coding sheets for review by the Senior Accountant, and for approval by the Chief of Party as well as process payment on Bank and Mobile-Money platforms.
- Ensure accuracy and compliance with VAT reporting requirements
- Facilitate provision of information and documentation during audits
- Ensure all transactions follow USAID rules and regulations.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Finance and Accounts Specialist to achieve the Project’s goals and objectives
Job Qualifications
- A bachelor’s Degree in accounting, Finance, Economics or Commerce, with a minimum of CPA II.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of USAID regulations
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting and finance.
- Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets and preparation of graphs, tables, charts with Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of Accounting softwares such as ABACUS, Quickbooks etc.
Level of Effort and Location
This is a short-term (immediate hire) position ending in September 2018 ,and will be based out of Nairobi, Kenya with intermittent local travel
Supervision
The Accountant, will report to the Finance and Accounting Specialist
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