Vacancy Title: Program Accountants – African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is a leading Africa-based, African-led, international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. APHRC conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

The APHRC seeks to recruit two Program Accountants to join a team of other finance professionals at the Center.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to project staff by ensuring cost effective utilization of resources;
• Monitor project expenditure to ensure they are in line with donors’ agreements. Prepare donor financial reports;
• Monitor projects expenditure against the budgets and provide frequent feedback to the project managers and project staff on budget matters;
• Review field imprest / staff travel advance to ensure adherence to set procedures;
• Review partner institutions’ expenditure accounting and prepare funds disbursements;
• Participate in proposal development, preparing budgets and other administrative sections;
• Prepare for project audits by continuously reviewing accounts for accuracy and provide support to auditors during project financial audits;
• Process payments and funds transfer; and
• Ensure proper records management and compliance with internal and external requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA III) or Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) equivalent.
• At least 3 years’ experience working in an international NGO.
• Proficiency in Navision (MS Dynamics).
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, juggle tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to follow assignments through to completion.

This position is classified under Nationally Recruited Positions (NRP), Grade V in our scales.