Community Based Organization Finance Manager

Position: Finance Manager
Job Ref.: TAYP241484
Sector: Finance / Accounting

Location: Nairobi

Salary: KES 55,000 – 65,000

A not-for-profit and community based organization that educates, empowers, elevates, and employs
youth from Africa using the transformational practice of yoga is now looking for dynamic new team members to support the continued growth and success of the organization.

Their vision is to create opportunities for youth to step into their greatness, become self-sustaining, and act as leaders in their communities.

The organisation participants receive a wide range of benefits from the practice of yoga, including personal empowerment, emotional healing, and increased physical health and vitality.
Yoga also introduced an unprecedented forum for community support through open dialogue and the opportunity to envision and create new possibilities for the future.

Core values are:

• Being for each other
• Speaking straight
• Honoring commitment
• Generous listening and
• Acknowledgement and appreciation

The Finance Manager will:

• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information; profit and loss statement, and other reports.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
• Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Analyzes and investigating annual and monthly financial accounts;
• Liaises with managerial staff, colleagues and clients;
• Develops and manages financial systems/policies; Administer payroll and ensure prompt, accurate payment of all staff and teacher salaries;
• This includes checking and verifying reports from HR and DT for payroll;
• Controls income and expenditure;
• Ensures compliance with taxation legislation.
• Any other duties as assigned to meet AYP’s goals and mission.

Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate should:

• Be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Accounting or a related field.
• Have a minimum of 3-5 years of experience, preferably in a related field.
• Demonstrate computer proficiency: MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook) and accounting software (QuickBooks).
• Provide examples of integrity and demonstrate strong communication, problem solving, and leadership skills.
• Be very precise and detail oriented.
• Be able to conduct research and utilize strong analytical skills.
• Possess good time management and relationship skills, especially those embodied in our core values.
• Be able to work amicably and professionally with the youth who constitute to 98% of the organization. 

How to Apply

If you are interested in the position and have the skills and talents our client is looking for, we would like to hear from you.
Please send your application letter including an up to date CV with 3 referees to jobsfresh254@gmail.com (Subject of the email should be POSITION APPLIED FOR + JOB REF)If you are not interested in this opportunity today, please refer any friend or colleague you know that might suit the required profile.

Please DO NOT apply if you do not meet the requirements of the position. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.