Key Responsibilities:

• Payment processing, Cash and Bank Management
• Ensure that all cash payments are fully supported and are authorized at set limits as per IRC Kenya delineation chart before disbursement.
• Prepare the Invoice Journal and payment journal and submit to workflow for approval and ensure the same are posted into integra system after approval.
• Manage integra data entry for accounts payable and accounts receivable by ensuring the information is accurate and the correct financial dimensions are used before processing.
• Responsible for preparation of taxation schedule for per-diem paid to staff every Month and submit to Finance Officer for review and approval.
• Monitor and track all vendor invoices submitted to Finance and ensure they meet the 3-way match before processing the invoice journal. Ensure that the vendor invoices are processed in a timely manner.
• Responsible for preparation of Journal for all cash received or deposited into bank account and submit to the workflow for approval.
• Ensuring that vendors payments journals are settled in a timely manner.
• Maintain an organized and well documented Filing folder for invoice journals and payments journals in sequential filing system for easy retrieval and ensure that Invoice / Payment Journals are well supported with relevant original documentations.
• Support in retrieval of documentation during the auditing and verification of financial documents as requested by Donor/auditors.
• Carrying out finance officer duties in absence of finance assistant.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor.

Other Tasks

• Ensure that all statutory deduction is remitted by the due date.
• Maintain an organized and well-documented (all files must be labeled properly and visibly) and sequential filing system for all processed payments.
• Support during audit by retrieving any requested document.
• Supporting the Project office assigned to you.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Excel and ERP system an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of accounting software such as Microsoft 365 a plus
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines and be well organized.
• Ability to carry out work with a high degree of integrity and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong communication skills.
• Be adaptable and flexible with a view to taking on board new tasks and new assignments in due course.