Finance Officer at UN DT SACCO

The Finance Officer assists the Financial Accountant in management of the General Ledger, reconciliation of accounts and expenses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Vendors management- invoicing, payment processing and reconciliation.
• Member receipts processing- bank postings on a daily basis
• General journals processing
• Bank reconciliations
• Processing end month journals-accruals, provisions, prepayments
• Posting commission journals from banks to members
• Prepare audit schedules
• Verifications of loans for disbursement on a daily basis
• Online filing of KRA and other statutory returns (Withholding tax/PAYE/VAT/NSSF/NHIF/Excise duty/NHIF etc
• Online filing of SASRA /Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority/ Financial Reporting Center and other regulatory returns
• Fixed assets management
• Investments management
• Knowledge in preparation of management accounts
• Posting member journals i.e. FOSA transfers dividend transfers
• Reconciliation of member accounts
• Reconciliation of G/L accounts
• Makes a major contribution to the Sacco’s initiatives and participate on corporate projects
• Prepares timely departmental performance reports
• Petty cash maintenance
• Annual processing of dividends and interest on deposits
• Filing of finance documents originating from my desk
• Performs any other duties as assigned from time to time

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Experience

• 2 years’ experience in a busy finance/ accounting office

Academic Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or business-related degree

Professional Qualification

• CPA(K), ACCA or related

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of accounting packages. Experience in Business Central Microsoft dynamics will be an added advantage
• Excellent analytical skills, planning, organizational skills, and numerical skills
• Report writing

General Skills

• Communication
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Knowledge of financial and tax regulations
• High level of integrity and accountability, flexible approaches to work coupled with enthusiasm and commitment
• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
• Able to work under minimal supervision, be proactive, initiative and with sound judgment.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and thoroughness
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.