Job Description
Kenya Red Cross Society is a leading humanitarian organization sustainably promoting the wellbeing, health and resilience of communities in Kenya. The Society is seeking a qualified professional in the following position
Position Title: Management Accountant
Duty Station: Eldoret
Reporting To: Operations and Quality Coordinator
Primary Responsibilities:
• Collect cost information and maintain an expenses database
• Determine fixed costs (e.g. salaries, rent and insurance)
• Plan and record variable costs (e.g. purchases of raw material and operations costs)
• Analyze and report profit margins
Provides managements with financial analyses, development budgets, and accounting reports; analyses financial feasibility for the most complex proposed projects.
• Responsible for financial forecasting and risks analysis.
Performs cash management, general ledger accounting, and financial reporting
• Responsible for developing and managing financial systems and policies
• Responsible for administering payrolls
• Ensures compliance with taxation legislation
• Handles all financial transactions for the organization
• Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions
Person Specifications:
Academic Qualification
• Bachelor's degree in Commerce or related field;
Professional Qualifications/ Membership to professional bodies
• CPA (K)/ACCA (UK) or equivalent professional qualification
Experience
• Minimum of three (3) years' relevant experience
SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE
• Ability to communicate both inside and outside the organization, Formal presentation.
• Ability to write complex reports.
• Quality work output, contributes to team success, initiating action, applied learning
• Demonstrate high levels of integrity.
Analytical skills.
• Seeks continuous learning.
• Excellent interpersonal skills