Project Accountant
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Key Responsibilities:
Financial Management & Reporting
- Maintain comprehensive accounting records via ERP system
- Extract journals, post to the general ledger, and submit accurate trial balances and management accounts by the 5th of every month
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and weekly cash flow updates
- Lead the preparation of the project's annual budget and support departmental heads with budgetary controls.
- Ensure full statutory compliance, including accurate payroll processing and all statutory deductions
- Manage donor funds meticulously, ensuring reports strictly align with donor specifications
- Complete all annual audit schedules by January 15th of each year
Supervision & Internal Controls
- Supervise the Accounts Assistant, Cashiers, and Stores staff
- Conduct impromptu cash counts and check stock cards regularly
- Oversee daily and intact banking of all project collections
- Formally verify all received goods and sign Goods Received Notes (GRNs)
- Coordinate quarterly physical stock-taking, generate variance reports, and ensure optimal stock levels
- Maintain, tag, and insure all items on the project’s Fixed Assets Register, conducting physical verification annually
- Ensure data safety via daily backups and bi-weekly offsite safe deposits
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance option), Business Administration, or a related field
- Fully qualified CPA (K) or equivalent professional accounting qualification
- Minimum of 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably within a project, NGO, or healthcare setup.
- Demonstrated experience working with donor-funded projects and strict compliance frameworks
Technical Skills & Competencies
- Advanced hands-on experience with ERP Accounting software and MS Excel is mandatory
- Strong knowledge of stores management, stock-taking procedures, and variance reporting
- Proven ability to supervise and develop finance and stores support staff
- High level of integrity, strong analytical skills, and an uncompromising attitude toward meeting strict deadlines – this to be confirmed by at least two former employers
End Date 31st July 2026.