Vacancy title:
FINANCE ASSOCIATE

Jobs at:
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative

Deadline of this Job:
28th August 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 17th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) is a nonprofit scientific organization whose mission is to develop vaccines and other biomedical innovations that prevent HIV infection. Since its founding in 1996, IAVI has provided scientific, research and development and policy leadership to address the needs of communities and key populations at risk for HIV infection around the world. IAVI works with more than 100 academic, industry, government, civil society, clinical and community partners in more than 25 countries. IAVI is committed to supporting the broad field of HIV vaccine research and to fostering collaborations that accelerate the development and availability of new prevention tools. In pursuit of our goals, we work to catalyze and support novel partnership models that engage partners from both the public and private sectors across the product development continuum.

JOB DETAILS:
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Associate, Finance is responsible for all accounting and financial management functions of the organization in East and Southern Africa including but not limited to general ledger management, accounts and bank reconciliation, cash receipts processing, accruals and monthly accounting cycle closing. This individual will also assist with local payroll and benefits processing in the Africa region and liaise with the Headquarters (HQ) office for Finance and Human Resources processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primary Duties and responsibilities shah‘ include, but are not limited to the following."

•  Day to day management of field accounting activities in accordance with IFPS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
  
•  Develop and maintain financial records and prepare monthly reports.
  
•  Process payroll, billing, receivables, payables, cash receipts, cash disbursements, and all general ledger functions.
  
•  Management of financial information flow and preparation of monthly closing reports for submission to IAVI HQ in New York.
  

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

•  Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting, certification (CPA/ ACCA/CA) preferred.
  
•  Previous experience with monitoring donor compliance needs and reporting is desired. Experience working with USAID funded projects and good understanding of USG Regulations 2 CFR 200) and USAID Mandatory Standard Provisionss.