Finance and Support Services Officer

Title: Finance and Support Services Officer (FSSO)

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Contract: 24-month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week

About the role

Sightsavers Kenya office is currently recruiting a Finance and Support Services Officer (FSSO) to join the team and support the Finance and Support Services Manager (FSSM) with financial management and support services functions, and co-ordination, through close collaboration with colleagues, partners and others with key responsibilities specified as under.

As the FSSM you will ensure financial records are updated and maintained, prepare monthly financial reports, adhere to local regulations, compliance and governance requirements, and conduct general administrative duties.

Further duties and responsibilities include;

• Maintaining and updating the cash book on regular basis.

• Monitor and generate Cashflow Projections and share with the FSSM for decision making.

• Capturing transactions in Sun system and sharing support documentation with FSSM for review and posting.

• Reviewing transactions in the organization accounting system monthly to ensure they are correctly coded, accurately captured and have clear descriptions.

• Processing payments upon receipt of the request/invoice.

• Prepare the month-end financial checklist report by 5th working day and share with FSSM for review.

• Process payment for PAYE, NITA, HELB, NSSF and SHA by 9th and WHT by 20th after month end.

• Process payments/payees on the S2B platform.

• Manage supplies and purchases as per procurement policy and procedures.

• Support the programme team in budget preparation and proposals.

• Prepare project reports and share with the programme team as requested for decision making.

• Identity procurement needs in consultation with the Project Manager.

As the successful candidate you will possess relevant professional accounting qualifications and a bachelor's degree in finance/accounting. You will have extensive working experience in a similar role, ideally within an INGO environment, but experience of audit and government organization would also be advantageous, and have working experience of financial management, programme & project management and administration.

Further requirements include:

• Project Financial management and data analysis skills
• Procurement experience
• Experience supporting programme teams and partners with budget preparation and proposals
• Experience of working on the SUN and S2B platforms/systems

This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the for full details.

Candidates are welcome to demonstrate their ability to match the person specification by expanding on how their experience, training and/or qualifications might have provided them with the knowledge or skills required for the role. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please submit your CV via our recruitment portal and answer the application questions. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

We anticipate that interviews will take begin during the week commencing 10 February 2025 and the evaluation process will include a written task and oral interview, to be held in our Nairobi office.

Closing date: 2 February 2025

As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.