The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. The Center seeks to fill the position of Assistant Accountant.

Responsibilities

• To initiate and prepare payments to suppliers
• Prepare monthly creditors’ reconciliations
• To process advances to staff
• To ensure proper filing and maintenance of accounting records
• To handle client and supplier queries
• To support project and annual audits
• To prepare bank reconciliations
• To prepare withholding tax certificates and submission of the same to the relevant parties
• To process VAT exemption applications
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and recommend on areas for improvement.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelors’ degree and CPA II or equivalent
• At least 2 years’ post qualification experience preferably in an international NGO
• Excellent skills in Ms Excel and familiarity with accounting software, preferably Navision (MS
  Dynamics)
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal http://jobs.aphrc.org by 17th January 2016. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Cover letters should be addressed to:
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center, Inc
APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru
P. O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi