Senior Finance Officer

Title : Senior Finance Officer -Planet Action Fund(HoA)
Location : Daadab, North Eastern Province Kenya
Start of Contract & Duration : Negotiable (1year renewable)
Purpose
Planet Action Fund’s mission is to advance the dignity of people especially youth,women & children around the world. Planet Action Fund(PAF) pursues its mission by making small grants to innovative community-based organizations working with some of the world’s most vulnerable youth,women & children complemented by a dynamic media program that, through books, documentary photography, and film, highlights the issues affecting the most vulnerable in society and celebrates the global society in which we all live.
Key Responsibilities:
• Daily booking of all transactions and reconciliation of cash and bank balances
• Monthly reporting to the Senior Administration and Finance Manager providing
fully reconciled reports detailing income, expenditure and cash/ bank reconciliations, budget follow ups and
tracking.
• Assist in preparation and follow up of program budgets for the Fund.
• Ensure that all expenses are properly authorized before payment for Planet Action Fund.
• Ensure that all payments are prepared on time and in accordance with all financial guidelines
• Preparation of the payroll for Planet Action Fund staff
• Maintain filing systems for Planet Action Fund in accordance with guidelines
• Ensure that all bookings in cash-books are done on a daily basis for Planet Action Fund and in strict compliance with guidelines to include advances and pre-payments.
• Creates spreadsheets to enable easy cash / required documents handling for Planet Action Fund.
• Provides Documentation required by Auditor and/or Donors for Planet Action Fund.
• Assist the Senior Admin./Finance Manager in the preparation of budgets and follow ups.
• Maintain a schedule for payment of utilities and lease agreements for Planet Action Fund
• Provide leave cover for the Office Manager of the Somalia Planet Action Fund
• Performs other duties as required by Program Manager Planet Action Fund
Education/Training
• Degree qualification in accounting or finance and accounting i.e. CPA, ACCA
• 2 years experience in an accountancy role
• 2 years of experience in a similar position in a humanitarian organization.
• Detailed understanding of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent psychometric PAAT test.
• Donor relations, grants management and fundraising
• Valid passport and driving license
Remuneration:

USD 3660 pm to USD 4190 based on experience and academic qualification.

Medical & Group life insurance. Rest & Recuperation (R&R) after every six week in field location. To apply send application letter and detailed CV to hr@planetactionfund.org

Application deadline is 29th February 2012. Qualified Female candidates encouraged to apply