Accountant

Role Overview

You will act as the financial gatekeeper for Venture Kenya, owning the full lifecycle of funds—from the moment money lands in the bank to the final reconciliation in the monthly report. On a typical day, you'll check payment requests against approved budgets, direct a small team on receipts and record-keeping, and close any documentation gaps so that every transaction can be traced and justified. Your discipline keeps the venture audit-ready and supports the certification trail that underpins its carbon credit work.

Key Responsibilities

• Confirm that all incoming funds are captured and secured on the day they arrive, with no delay in logging.
• Assess each disbursement request against the approved budget, verifying that invoices and supporting evidence are complete before giving the go-ahead.
• Supervise the teams handling income and receipts, payments, and records/assets, ensuring their work stays accurate and traceable at all times.
• Maintain a complete financial file where every transaction is reconciled and every invoice is accounted for, ready for audit at any moment.
• Produce and deliver monthly financial reports to the Country Director and Holding Finance, hitting deadlines without fail.
• Identify missing documentation or mismatched figures early and resolve them before the month-end close.
• Refer any payment above approval limits—or any red flag suggesting irregularity—to the appropriate level immediately.
• Respond to queries from division heads, auditors, and Holding Finance on transaction status and financial position whenever they arise.

Requirements & Qualifications

• A degree or recognised professional certification in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Several years of hands-on experience in financial management, budgeting, or accounting, ideally within an operational, field-based, or social-impact organisation in Kenya or East Africa.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a proven ability to work comfortably with budgets, reconciliations, and periodic reporting.
• Strong judgment on when to approve, hold, or escalate a payment—and the confidence to act on it.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating financial status and requirements for non-finance colleagues as well as for the finance team at Holding.
• High integrity and discretion, especially when handling sensitive financial data and maintaining the audit trail required for carbon credit certification.
• Solid knowledge of Kenyan financial regulations, tax obligations, and banking practices.
• Comfortable operating within a structured reporting line while still applying independent judgment in daily decisions.
• A plus: prior exposure to compliance-driven financial reporting, such as carbon credit programs, grant reporting, or similar audit-heavy environments.