Assistant Accountant Job at Lutheran World Federation
Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service Kenya Program is seeking to recruit a Kenyan national for the following position, to be based in Kakuma Office.
Assistant Accountant
The incumbent will report directly to the Finance Officer, while working closely on a daily basis in collaboration with other finance staffs and sectors of LWF-Kakuma.
- To ensure the Financial well-being and integrity of LWF work in Kakuma
- Field payments for casual labors.
- Maintain cash and bank book in the computerized environment and familiar with manual book- keeping.
- Reconciliations of banks/ cash account and various accounts.
- Prepare bank/ cash and Journal vouchers and familiar on supporting/ process required for accounting.
- Bank/ cash payments ensuring all relevant supporting attached.
- Track various balance sheet accounts and doing debtors/ creditors balance aging.
Person Specifications/Qualifications:
- Possess at least CPA II;
- At least three (2) years working experience
- Good computer skills – MS Word/ Excel and familiar with any accounting package (preference with ACCPAC accounting software)
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of finance profession.
- Capacity of good communication and coordination skills
- Mature and diplomatic with respect for local cultures
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili languages, Turkana language will be added advantage
- Capacity to work as a team and in multicultural environment.
Applications and detailed CV must include email address and telephone contacts of 3 referees, one of whom must be your supervisor in your current/former employment.
They should reach the undersigned by close of business on 10th May, 2013:
Human Resource Officer, P.O Box 48 Kakuma
Or e-mail to: kakumalwfhr@gmail.com
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
For more details, visit our website www.lwf-kenya.org
