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Experience Required:Not Specified
Total Positions:1
Job Type: Full Time
Job Category: Administration
Minimum Education: Degree
Job Location: Thika, Kenya
Posted on: September 6, 2023
Last Date: September 21, 2023

Job Description

A KEMRI –CCR Clinical Trials Research Project based in Thika is currently
conducting clinical trials and is looking for motivated individual to fill in the
following position:
Position: Project Accountant/Administrator (1 position)
Location: Thika
Reports to: Fiscal and Administration Manager.
Job purpose: The selected candidate will handle project accounting, logistics
and administrative duties at the Clinical Trials site in Thika.

Responsibilities:
 Maintain project accounting records using QuickBooks
 Prepare and submit timely and accurate financial monthly reports on
usage of project funds to multiple donors and sponsors for various studies.
 To prepare monthly study budgets.
 Monitor budgets utilization and communicate variances on a regular basis
to the management and sponsors.
 To receive and account for office petty cash.
 Maintain complete and accurate office petty cash records and
reconciliations.
 To assist in the management of office and study supplies.
 Effectively manage service providers and suppliers.
 Provide administrative, operations and logistical support to ongoing study
activities.
 Manage project vehicles and coordinate transport.
 To implement financial policies and procedures.
 Assist in managing vendor and utility bills.
 Ensure all project equipment are well maintained and operating optimally
and maintain fixed assets register.
 Maintain assets register and ensure that project equipment is well
maintained.
 Any other duty assigned by the management from time to time.

Education and Experience:
 Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
 Be a Certified Public Accountant
 Advanced excel knowledge and experience are required
 Exposure to QuickBooks accounting package will be an added
advantage

Competencies and skills:
 Excellent computer skills
 Excellent administrative skills
 Excellent report writing skills
 strong personal communication
 Mature and self-motivated
 High Integrity and confidentiality
 Experience of accounting and/or bookkeeping
 Excellent communications skills
 Good planning and organizing skills
 Ability to work independently

Terms of employment
Employment is a one-year renewable contract with a probation period for the
first 3 months. Salary is negotiable within the appropriate grade depending on
education, experience and demonstrated competency.