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• Budgets:
• Offer support in the preparation and
  submission of annual operational budgets for projects;
• Actively participate in the preparation
  of costed work plans;
• Prepare and submit periodic
  budgetary control statements to determine financial performance of the
  relevant Programme and individual projects within the Programme.
• HR Management:
• Mentor and supervise the  Assistant Accountants through work
  allocation, monitoring and coaching;
• In charge of building the capacity and
  performance management of the Assistant Accountants.
• Operational Support:  The
  incumbent will provide operational support to Project Managers on
  expenditure management to include:
• Short-term action plans and expenditure
  scheduling;
• Processing, approval and coding of
  expenditure (claims, imprests, surrenders, field office returns and
  purchase requisitions) and internal recoveries in accordance with approved
  work plans and budgets;
• Regular review meetings with
  Programme Manager and Project Managers to resolve and discuss various
  financial and accounting issues and queries;
• Seek ways to improve timeliness and
  quality of service provided by finance and assist in systems improvement;
  
• Assist with systematic and ad-hoc
  analysis of project costs as a basis for evaluation, budgeting and
  operational research studies.
• Reporting:
• Prepare donor financial statements
  and reports and call down requests as specified in the respective grant
  agreements and other internal financial reports;
• Prepare monthly progress report to
  the management on project funding status and cash management.
• Fundraising:  Participate
  in proposal development.
• Compliance and risk management:  Ensure compliance with donor and
  AMREF’s requirements.
• Audits: Participate in internal audits as scheduled
  and in external audits by providing auditors with accounting documents as
  requested and providing explanations for audit queries.
• Financial performance: Keen review of monthly income and
  expenditure statements with project Managers.

• The Amref Program Accountant should
  preferably hold a University degree in Bachelor of Commerce/Business
  Administration/Science and Accounting, with a major in Accounting/Finance
  and or a full professional qualification in A.C.C.A, CPA or CIMA or
  equivalent. An MBA is an added advantage
• At least three years’ of post qualification
  experience.
• Extensive Computer knowledge in Microsoft
  Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required.
• Proven knowledge of Generally Accepted
  Accounting Principles and Internal Control Procedures.
• Excellent written and Oral Communication
  skills are essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able
  to work successfully in a multicultural environment.
• High degree of integrity

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