Assistant Finance Coordinator

Reporting to the Admin Coordinator, the Assistant Finance Coordinator will be responsible for implementing ACF’s administrative and financial policies and procedures in the bases by training staff on accounting procedures, making sure that the monthly accounting for the entire mission is in line with ACF-USA requirements, developing budgets and other relevant documentation and producing financial viability and risk analysis of the organization with recommendations to senior management.

S/he will be responsible for general administration to include proper filing of administrative documents, provide financial analysis and recommendations e.g. salary adjustments, grades, annual review of the long term financial strategy, supervise payroll processing and payment of salaries.

The Assistant FinCo will be responsible for maintaining and developing an esprit de corps with the finance team and between other department as well as training the finance team, new staff, and travel periodically to bases to give in-field training: Supporting coordinators and PMs by providing financial analysis and guidance for making decisions

Qualifications and Skills required

• Bachelor degree in accounting, finance or related field
• Minimum two years of professional finance or accounting experience, preferably in an NGO
• Knowledge of finance/accounting procedures.
• Demonstrated planning and organizational skills as well as verbal and written communication
• Strong administrative, organizational, finance and management experience required
• Flexible and adaptable to changing work conditions.
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Proficiency in computer skills to include spread sheets, internet/e-mail, accounting package

These positions are contractual on a one-year renewable basis.

Closing Date: 11th July 2011

Applicants who can take up the positions immediately are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should forward their applications including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of certificates and telephone contacts or email addresses of 3 referees preferably former supervisors to:

Email: hr.ke@acf-international.org