Finance Volunteer
Support financial processes and compliance for program quality and operations.
Overview
Support financial processes and compliance for program quality and operations.
You have:
- A bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business Administration with minimum CPA I qualification
- Work experience in a similar position
- Knowledge in Excel
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
- Review Vendor invoices and ascertain that all are approved and complete and scan them. - Review and enter preformat details, make payments, share them in the designated folders and communicate for authorization. - Ensuring that authorizations on the payments are in line with the approved limits per the delineation chart. - Update staff liquidations folder to ascertain all the documents are correct. - Updating the Advances tracking sheets on daily basis. - Support in creation of journals in the ERP System. - Maintaining the receipt book and ensuring that authorized receipts are issued upon receipt of monies. - Support in weekly bank Reconciliation. - Support program staffs on matters pertaining finance in the field office. - Maintain an organized and well-documented (all files must be labeled properly and visibly) and sequential filing system for all cash disbursement vouchers - Ensure all the Filling/archiving of the already paid-up documents has been done properly. - Sequentially move documents across box folders ensuring order in the box folders. - Maintain an organized and well-documented bank correspondences file ensuring it’s continuously updated. - Any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business Administration with minimum CPA I qualification - 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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time you had to manage multiple financial documents? | This assesses your organizational skills and ability to maintain accurate records. | Provide an example highlighting your attention to detail and how you ensured all documents were processed correctly. |
| How do you ensure compliance with financial regulations? | This question evaluates your understanding of financial processes and procedures. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps do you take to maintain confidentiality in financial matters? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |