
Uthabiti Africa
Key Responsibilities:
Transactional processing:
- Ensure that all financial transactions are processed accurately, in a timely manner, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, organizational policies, procedures and other relevant provisions.
- Implement, and maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related to transaction processing.
- Support management, oversight, processing and backup for processing all of the following transactions: payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expense, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations and allocations.
- Perform month-end closing procedures, including overhead allocations, bank account reconciliations and updating schedules.
- Maintain an orderly, efficient and effective accounting filing system.
Reporting Responsibilities:
- Assist in issuing timely, accurate, and complete financial statements for all levels, including Board of Directors, funders, and management.
- Assist in coordinating the preparation of the draft audited financial statements and all tax returns.
- Assist with preparing financial information for the annual report.
- Recommend and report upon benchmarks against which to measure organizational performance.
- Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.
- Assist in production of cash flow reports, annual budget, and forecasts.
- Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management.
- Provide a system of management cost reports. assist with financial analyses and models as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations.
Operational Responsibilities:
- Assist in fundraising efforts for the organization
- Ensure organizational assets and equipment are maintained as per policies and procedures in place
- Assist with development of long-term investment and other financial planning.
- Assist with preparation and revision of finance and operation guidelines to respond to emerging needs and requirements.
- Assist with legal, compliance and regulatory issues
- Assist the organization on safe and efficient operations
- Assist in payroll administration including compliance with relevant/applicable laws e.g. taxation andtimely remittance of statutory deductions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Business Management, Bsuienss Administration, Business Information Systems
- Professional Accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA)
- Proficiency in accounting software applications; experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP is an added advantage.
- Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc)
- Upto date membership with relevant professional body e.g. ICPAK.
- Experience with social enterprises is an added advantage
- Experience with fundraising is an added advantage.
- High level of integrity and discretion when handling confidential information.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organization.
- Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities
Method of Application
Interested candidates should send in their CV to recruitment@uthabitiafrica.org by 20th June 2024.
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