Finance Assistant at Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)

Kenya Based in Nairobi, Kenya Full Time - 

 

 

• strengthen the capacity of the Senate, County Assemblies and other Oversight Institutions to effectively hold the executives accountable for service delivery. 
• promote best practice among County Assemblies as functional and effective legislatures that support the implementation of devolution in Kenya 
• engage civil society actors for greater participation of women, youth and persons with disability in governance processes 

Main Purpose of the Role

The position will be responsible for supporting all the primary financial and accounting transactions in the Kenya office and ensure financial transactions and records are undertaken and maintained in accordance with internal and external financial requirements and in compliance with the laws applicable in Kenya.

The post holder will need to be fluent in English, an excellent communicator, organised and efficient, have great attention to detail and establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the programme team and with internal and external stakeholders with exceptional financial and administrative experience and skills. 

 The successful candidate will have the following skills and experience 

•  First degree or similar, in a relevant discipline for e.g. business studies, finance, office administration, project administration or accountancy CPA, ACCA. 
• Experience of, and excellent abilities in, financial administration including management of cash flows, balance sheets, sizeable budgets (planning, monitoring and reporting), and experience of using accounting packages 
• At least one years’ experience in a similar role, in a similar type of organisation (preferably working on projects funded by the British government or other major donors) 
• High levels of proficiency in Excel and experience of using accounting packages e.g. SAGE 

• Excellent levels of spoken and written English and local languages

  This is a locally based field role and therefore the successful candidate must have eligibility to work in the relevant location.