Programme Accountant

Amref Global Health Security Unit

Global Health Security (GHS) seeks to build strong and resilient public health systems to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats, wherever they occur. The Amref GHS Unit coordinated from Nairobi Kenya strengthens capacity of health systems to reduce vulnerabilities to emerging and re-emerging disease threats for communities in sub Saharan Africa. To address the increased threat to disease outbreaks, the programme is complementing the efforts of regional partners such as the Africa CDC, national players through the Ministries of Health and other strategic partners to protect lives and livelihoods of people in sub Saharan Africa. Amref Health Africa is amongst the key partners supporting COVID-19 vaccine deployment in Eastern and Southern Africa. Under the Africa CDC project portfolio, Amref along with other local implementing partners will contribute to the overall goal of increasing COVID-19 vaccine coverage to over 70% across countries in sub Saharan Africa.

Job Summary

The Programme Accountant will provide financial support to projects as well as ensure effective utilization of donor funds allocated to the projects. The job holder will also ensure compliance to the various donor rules and regulations thus mitigating risks arising as a result of non-compliance to donor requirements.

Job Responsibilities

Financial Reporting

• Preparation of the Financial Reports for Donors and Management.
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual project performance reports.
• Assist in preparation of any other ad-hoc Financial Reports to stakeholders.

Budgeting and Budget Monitoring

• Assist in the development of Proposal Budgets in liaison with the project teams
• Assist in preparing the annual budgets in liaison with the project teams.
• Review of monthly income and expenditure statements with project teams to monitor the budget performances.
• Carry out periodic review and reconciliations for PR expenditure as well as SR’s disbursements, expenditures and Fund balances in liaison with the Grants team.

Financial Audits

• Preparation of audit schedules.
• Participate in project audits/organizational audits as required.
• Provision of audit sample documents in support of the process.
• Respond to audit issues and ensure previous audit recommendations are implemented.

Management of Debtors

• Maintain up-to-date staff debtor’s status through regular staff account allocations.
• Monitoring sub grantees status through the grants to partner accounts.

Management of Creditors

• Ensure effective and timely processing of invoices or other payments and ensuring compliance to donor rules and regulations.
• Review the Programme creditors’ accounts in the system and reconcile them against creditors’ statements.
• Respond to supplier queries for the Programme.

Other

• Perform other duties assigned by the Senior Programme Accountant and/or Senior Finance Manager.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Knowledge

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Administration, Finance, Commerce or relevant qualification.
• Professional qualification – CPA II or its equivalent.
• ICT proficient, accounting and ERP software.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Three (3) years’ relevant experience

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Analytical and attention to details
• Good organization, planning and coordination skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team player
• Ability to work under minimal supervision