Shelter Afrique Assistant Accounting Officers Jobs in Kenya

Shelter Afrique is a regional Housing Finance Institution established by African governments and the African Development Bank dedicated to investment in housing and urban development in African countries.

The current shareholding comprises 42 African countries, the African Development Bank and the African Re-Insurance Corporation.

The institution, with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, invites applications from suitably qualified individuals who are nationals of its member countries to fill the following vacant position:

Job Title: Assistant Officer Accounting
(2 Positions)

Responsible to a Team Leader in the Financial Management department to assist in the company’s accounting activities. This includes performing day-to-day book keeping and accounting for the company.

This position operates with limited supervision for routine work and is an evolving position and responsibilities may shift over time.

Job Description

* Perform bank reconciliations
* Updating and maintenance of the general ledger and various ledgers - debtors, creditors, fixed assets
* Reconciliation of creditors and debtors accounts
* Updating and maintenance of fixed assets ledger, including physical asset tagging and verification.
* Perform accounts analysis using spreadsheets
* Timely processing of payments
* Maintenance of petty cash
* Analysis and follow up of advances / imprests to staff

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelors degree in Accounts or Finance or Business Administration
* Full professional qualification in Accounts – CPA, ACCA etc.
* Minimum of 2 years working experience in a finance department or experience in external / internal audit
* Competency in the use of Microsoft office applications such as Word, Excel.
* Knowledge of accounting packages such as Access Accounts, Sunsystems, Oracle financials etc will be an added advantage.
* Working knowledge of French language will be an added advantage

The position is on general service terms and conditions of service.

Shelter-Afrique offers competitive salary and benefits package and a collegial working environment.

Applicants are invited to send their applications via email addressed to the

Managing Director,
Shelter-Afrique
P.O. Box 41479, Nairobi 00100,
Kenya

email: jobs@shelterafrique.org

Applicants should indicate “Application for Assistant Officer -Accounting ” as the subject line of their email submissions which shall be considered until C.O.B 19th April , 2011.