Graduate Assistant Accountant at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Kenya

Assistant Accountant Job Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Makes payments through Accounts Payable module in Oracle through the remittance process.
• Prepares the necessary payment vouchers and obtain the necessary authorizations per the Delegation of financial authority.
• Makes suppliers, service providers and consultants payments by cheques and through electronic banking as per the authorization, approval of Project Managers and in accordance with WWF’s financial management policy.
• Maintains a bank Monitoring report and ensure there are sufficient funds before payments are released.
• Ensure there is sufficient cash in the office and any cash received is properly recorded.
• Ensure safe custody of cash during working hours and safe key policy is observed.
• Ensure that cash limits approved are observed and continually review the need to revise limits set.
• Coordinates and facilitates the procurement requirements of the project office on the basis of the procurement policy guidelines.
• Creates purchase orders, ensuring relevant procurement procedures have been applied and all supporting documentation is attached.
• Ensuring that invoices received reconcile to purchase orders and created and matching receipts to purchase orders

Qualifications & Competencies for the Assistant Accountant Job

• A University degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration or related Finance field, or Professional CPA/ACCA Qualification at least the second level.
• One year of experience in financial/project administration & management within an international organization, multinational company or government service with a bias to contract preparation and administration, database management, multi-currency financial reporting and multiple donor liaison.
• Good working knowledge of ORACLE.
• Demonstrable skills in the development and implementation of finance and accounting policies, procedures and systems in the context of an International NGO.
• Hands-on knowledge of ORACLE accounting software would be a distinct advantage.