Function: Accounting / Finance Manager
Direct supervisor: Finance Coordinator - Kenya Mission
Location: Nairobi – with regular field visits to projects
Scope of responsibilities: The role of the Accounting Manager is that of head of accounting for MSF CH missions managed from Nairobi:
• Responsible for quality and timely accounting for the mission: paper accounting, electronic data-entry, consolidation of fields & capital journals, monthly closing process and documents;
• Ensure compliance to MSF guidelines, standards, policies and procedures for the missions: especially purchasing, validation, payment procedures. Ensure strict respect of deadlines, encoding rules, budget lines;
• Technical referent for accounting: feedback, support, training, management of finance staff (assistants,accountants, cashiers) both in capital and in the field;
• Production of consolidated financial documents: draft monthly budget follow-up and monthly cash request,participate to budget design and revision.
• Ensure the compliance of the accountancy to requirements of all institutional donors. Responsible for allocating costs to institutional donors’ contracts.
• Participate in preparation of financial reports.
Recruitment criteria:
• University Degree in Accounting, Auditing, Finance or business administration from a recognized university.
• Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (CPA-K) preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in budget control / monitoring performance.
• Experience in an Audit Department a strong advantage
• Managerial skills.
• Able to train / coach finance staff.
• Excellent computer skills – Excel, Word, E-mail and Internet.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
Personal qualities:
• Organized, methodical and accurate.
• Able to work to strict deadlines and under pressure.
• Integrity, discrete and honest.
• Good team player.
• Motivated with a demonstrated ability to adapt to new working methods.
• Flexibility.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.
All applicants should send a detailed CV and letter of motivation to:-
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Deadline: 15th September, 2011
Application and employer's details
Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres
Address: HR Manager, MSF Switzerland Kenya Missions, P. O. BOX 25091 -00603, NAIROBI
