About ACTED
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, to break the poverty cycle, foster development, and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their 3,300 staff are committed to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, and to sustainable development.
Acted is looking for a professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced, and committed team player to fill the Finance Intern position based in Nairobi, Kenya.
OBJECTIVES
- Ensures proper physical and digital archiving of the finance department
- Accurate bookkeeping of Acted’s financial operations
- Compliance with the Acted finance documents
FUNCTIONS
Archiving:
- Checking the finance documentation (expenses, advances)
- Proper physical and digital archiving of the finance documentation
- Assist from time to time in reviewing field finance vouchers.
Accounting:
- Assisting in updating the cash books of the Nairobi office
- Preparing the payment vouchers
- Assisting the Senior Finance Officer in the monthly accounting through preparation of the reconciliation statement, scanning the end-of-month documents, counter counter-checking vouchers against the cashbook
- Assist in the consolidation of the V1 closure documents.
Reporting:
- Reporting on the debt follow-up and contract follow-up to the Senior Finance Officer
- Preparation of the Red-Cell Game report when requested
Other:
- Collecting the information on cash disbursement for the Nairobi Office
- Assisting in performing the petty cash management
- Any other duty as may be requested by the supervisor
PROTECTION MAINSTREAMING
Promoting and adhering to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines (for site residents, Acted staff, partner agencies, casual labourers, etc).
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cashbooks are maintained with no errors
- Payment vouchers are brought to the manager without mistakes
- Finance documents are properly archived at all times
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Basic understanding of humanitarian principles and activities.
- Sound understanding/experience in financial processing and management.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Keen on detail and accuracy, required and willing to learn.
- Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective work relations at all levels.
- Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work with limited supervision, pro-active, and a good team player.
- High level of integrity and honesty.
Method of Application
Qualified national persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter as a single document i.e. with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV starting on the second page, detailing three work related referees and contacts to kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00 PM on 11th July 2025 with the subject line
Please do not attach any other documents while sending your applications; if required, they will be requested at a later stage.