Project Accountant - Catholic Diocese of Kitui

Project Accountant at Catholic Diocese of Kitui

The Catholic Diocese of Kitui through its Social and Development arm is a specialized agency that leads efforts to defeat hunger, reduce poverty, improve livelihoods, provide health care, provide education services, advocate for governance and human rights among other social development issues. The underpinning of our work is the dignity of the human being. Innovation is a key aspect which the diocese promotes to alleviate poverty. Serving both developed and developing communities, Catholic Diocese of Kitui acts as a neutral partner where all social and development issues within its coverage are addressed without favor. Subject to funding, the diocese is in the process of setting up a Community Based Green Energy Project dealing with renewable energy and is need of recruiting the following positions:

PROJECT ACCOUNTANT
(1 position)
Location: Kitui
Closing date: 20th April 2011

Job Description

Under the overall supervision of the Bishop Catholic Diocese of Kitui and the direct supervision of the Financial Administrator and close collaboration with the Development Coordinator; the Project Accountant will perform the following tasks:

• Preparing payment vouchers for expenses incurred in the Community Based Green Energy Project.
• Disbursement of petty cash and imprest to field locations with logistics and procurement office on payables.
• Recording the project expenses incurred on a daily basis to the donor and budget lines and submission of data for posting as per the work plans.
• Filing of voucher in a systematic and organized as per the work plans in a manner to ensure that retrieval of documents by an independent individual is easy
• Reconcile the imprest, bank and cash accounts.
• Generate project reports and budget follow ups with actual budget expenditure rates
• Training of field staff on accounting best practices to ensure that the field vouchers and procedures are in line with donor and organizations requirements

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes required

• Holds a CPA K or equivalent
• A Bachelors Degree will be an added advantage
• At least 3 years relevant experience
• Proficiency with QuickBooks accounting software will be an added advantage
• Must demonstrate having knowledge of donor regulations especially EC and USAID
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of attention to details in all aspects of work responsibilities
• Ability to work as a member of a team and to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously
• The ability to work on their own with minimal supervision across multiple projects
• Should be articulate in the understanding of the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church

Interested candidates should submit their applications, in a sealed envelope with the vacancy clearly marked on the top right hand corner. Please enclose a detailed CV, copies of academic testimonials and names of three referees and day time telephone contacts to:

Development Coordinator
Catholic Diocese of Kitui
P.O. Box 300 – 90200, Kitui

Kindly indicate Current & Expected consolidated salary in your application.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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