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World Vision International Cluster Accountant Kenya WVI Jobs 2024
World Vision International looking for “Cluster Accountant”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 05-Jul-24.
The World Vision International has published a job vacancy announcement on 04-Jul-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Cluster Accountant to be based in , Kenya. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: World Vision International
Job Title: Cluster Accountant
Duty Station: , Kenya
Country: Kenya
Application Deadline: 05-Jul-24
Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Post financial data transactions into the accounting system.
- Consolidate and submit accurate project funding requests.
- Ensure timely preparation and review bank reconciliation statements.
- Prepare and consolidate accurate financial analysis for management decision making.
- Prepare Core/Logframe Combined Financial Reports.
- Ensure timely review and recording of Employee Expense Reports.
- Ensure timely review and reconciliation of the balance sheet items.
- Consolidate periodic Cluster compliance reports.
- Accurate data in Sun system
- Maintained cut off periods.
- Adequate funds available for project implementation.
- Bank reconciliations prepared by the 5th of every month
- Clean bank records maintained.
- No over and material under spending (over 10%) in projects on a monthly basis.
- Relevant and accurate reports submitted to the relevant users in good time.
- Advances accounted within the finance policy terms.
- Properly aged and accurate balance sheet accounts maintained.
- Program reports prepared in time.
Planning, Budgeting & Budgetary control
- Prepare accurate Program budgets
- Ensure accurate and quality budgets are uploaded into existing databases and systems.
- Ensure compliance with grant guidelines and other standards
- Participate in proposal writing and grant budget development.
- Conduct financial analysis for management decision making.
- Monitor and timely communicate changes on Project Budget and Actuals System (PBAS) commitment.
- Develop realistic cash flow forecasts in line with the plans.
- Quality and realistic budgets prepared and finalized in good time.
- WVI & donor budgeting guidelines and standards are adhered to.
- Properly maintained records for decision making.
- Up to date PBAS maintained and reconciled with relevant reporting and accounting systems (e.g. horizon and Sun System)
- Target low maintained.
Risk Management
- Ensure Finance and administration risks for the Cluster are identified, recorded in Riskonnect and mitigation measures put in place.
- Provide timely support and coordination to all Finance and Accounting related internal and externa audits
- Ensure timely implementation of Finance and Accounts audit recommendations in the Cluster
- Ensure adherence to internal controls and WVK Policies as relates to Finance and Administration are adhered to by all staff in the region and any non-adherences are noted in a timely manner for correction and process improvement
- Ensure timely production and review of monthly report to address any variances in a timely manner.
- Internal Controls are adhered to by all the staff.
- Programmes Cash and Assets are well managed and accounted for by staff and Partners.
- Programme Audits successfully coordinated and the prior Audit issues are implemented on time.
- Understanding of approaches in responding to risks through integrated risk management solutions platform.
- Balance sheet accounts are updated and reconciling.
- All finance related risks are identified, recorded and mitigated.
Cash Management, Payments and Coordination
- Ensure maintenance of up to date records of cash disbursement.
- Cash flow management to ensure compliance with target low.
- Ensure timely supplier invoice payment and staff disbursements.
- Coordination of all accounting functions in the cluster.
- Provide technical support and leadership to staff within the Cluster
- Proper records of accounts kept.
- Maintained target low. Clean asset register maintained at all times
- Supplier and staff disbursements made in a timely manner.
- Seamless functioning within the cluster.
- Project operations within the cluster adequately and effectively supported.
Office Administration.
- Ensure that the Cluster is safe for occupation as per OSHA requirements and regulations.
- Coordinate facilities management at the Cluster office by supervising outsourced service providers including security and janitorial services
- Ensure equipment are properly maintained and operated optimally.
- Cluster office is safe for occupation and comply with OSHA requirements.
- Outsourced service providers well supervised to deliver optimally.
- Cluster office equipment are well serviced and operational.
Asset Management
- Ensure assets are properly tagged and recorded in the asset register and in Sunsystem within the Cluster.
- Support the Programs in asset acquisition, management and disposal.
- Liaise with the security department and the cluster office driver to ensure motor vehicles are used as per WVK policies.
- Review motor vehicle summary reports from the cluster driver on a monthly basis to ascertain proper usage and efficiency.
- Consolidate and review the Cluster asset register and share with Regional Office on quarterly basis.
- Ensure accurate information for fleet, real estate and insurance is provided to the RO annually for updating Real Estate and Assets Management (REAM) portal.
- Assets are properly tagged, recorded in the asset register and in Sunsystem within the Cluster.
- Assets are acquired, managed and disposed as per policy.
- Motor Vehicles within the Cluster are used as per WVK policies and also adhere to government regulations.
- Summary motor vehicle reports reviewed on a monthly basis and important information shared with management for decision making.
- Consolidated Cluster asset registers shared with RO on quarterly basis.
- Accurate and timely information on Real Estate, Assets and Insurance information in REAM provided to RO.
Local partners’ capacity building.
- Conduct financial assessment of potential local partners.
- Build financial management capacity of local partners for competence and risk reduction
- Review MOUs and funding agreements to ensure soundness.
- Ensure timely funding of the local partners
- Review financial reports and transactions
- Monitoring the local partners to ensure compliance and for process improvements
- Well informed partners able to abide by World Vision Kenya’s mission and vision
- Timely and proper accounting of grants as per grant agreements
- Other responsibilities as may be assigned
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