Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS) is an indigenous, not-for-profit organisation that utilises local expertise and strategic partnerships to ensure the implementation of evidence informed solutions and interventions to existing and emerging public health concerns.

CHS is currently sourcing for a high calibre, self-motivated and dynamic individual to fill the following position of an Assistant Finance Officer, Nairobi office.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring proper recording of project expenditures.

  • Responsible for making payments via MPESA platform to field staff, workshop participants and transfer of funds in utility and M-Pesa platform
  • Maintaining a proper system of advances to employees in accordance with CHS policies including, ensuring effective and optimum utilisation of resources within the program
  • Preparing payments requisitions (invoicing in Navision system) and relevant documents and processing for payment
  • Ensuring timely payments of monthly bills and utilities to vendors and suppliers
  • Maintaining a monthly creditors and debtors aged analysis
  • Preparing bank reconciliations and follow up on long outstanding items
  • Preparing statutory payments such as withholding tax, HELB, NSSF, NHIF, and ensure timely compliance to regulatory bodies
  • Maintaining a system for the use of the office imprest/petty cash and undertake a monthly cash verification procedure to ensure proper use of the imprest
  • Ensuring accurate and timely recording of field office imprest/petty cash
  • Ensuring proper recording of project expenditures by ensuring all generated finance vouchers are properly posted and captured in the period they are incurred
  • Assist during internal and/or external, donor and/or project audits
  • Maintaining a proper filling system.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance Option) or its equivalent from a recognised university
  • A professional seeking Accountancy qualification, such as CPA or ACCA
  • At least 3 years progressive work experience in similar positions with related responsibilities in the NGO sector
  • Computer literate and working experience in NAVISION accounting package
  • Familiarity with the local and International accounting and auditing standards.

Interested applicants are invited to email their applications and detailed CV with contact details of three referees to vacancies@chskenya.org clearly indicating the subject line as Assistant Finance Officer: CHS/HR/ST/004/2024 by January 23, 2024, 5.00 PM.

Centre for Health Solutions-Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.