Job Description
Requisition ID: req20891
Job Title: Finance Volunteer
Sector: Finance
Employment Category: Volunteer
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kapenguria, West Pokot, Kenya
Job Description
IRC Kenya is working to achieve optimal performance in terms of program quality strengthening operations and finance department by emerging tools, systems and staff capacity to adhere to IRC policies and procedures and donor compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Cash & Bank payments processing
• Maintaining Petty cash at the set limits and take responsibility of any cash differences arising.
• Ensure that there is sufficient petty cash at all times for smooth operation
• Ensure all Petty cash payments are properly supported and duly authorized per IRC delineation schedule before disbursement.
• Ensuring that authorizations on the payment’s requests are in line with the approved limits per the delineation chart
• Preparation of petty cash spreadsheets to upload stage ready for review by FO at the end of the month.
• Devise a cash replenishment schedule to minimize weekly bank visits
• Ensure authorized receipts are correctly coded and issued upon receipt of monies.
• Maintaining the receipt book and ensuring that authorized receipts are issued upon receipt of monies.
• Bank Reconciliation and preparation of spreadsheets to upload stage ready for review monthly
Filing
• Maintain an organized and well-documented (all files must be labeled properly and visibly) and sequential filing system for all cash disbursement vouchers
• Before filing, ensure that all documents have been stamped 'PAID' including cash payment reference details.
• Preparation of journals, ensuring these are fully supported and ready for review before upload
Other
• To act as a bank agent.
• Maintain an organized and well-documented bank correspondences file ensuring it’s continuously updated.
• Assist in preparation of spreads sheets.
• Preparation of corrective journals and assisting in posting of journals as and when required
• Any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business Administration with minimum CPA I qualification.
Required Experience & Competencies:
• Work experience in a similar position.
• Knowledge in Excel
Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Disclaimer:
Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.