Program Accountant - REAP Program

About the role

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is recruiting a Program Accountant to provide financial management and accounting support to the REAP Program, a five-year multi-country initiative aimed at giving 1 million young people access to work in sustainable feed and livestock value chains. The role ensures accurate financial reporting, effective budget management, compliance with Mastercard Foundation and ILRI requirements, and strong financial oversight of program activities and implementing partners. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya, at job level HG13, and is open only to Kenyan nationals.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain complete and accurate accounting records for assigned countries, workstreams, partners and cost categories, and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports with budget-versus-actual analysis.
• Support Mastercard Foundation financial reports, fund requests and forecasts, and track donor reporting deadlines through the ERP system (OCS).
• Support preparation, consolidation and revision of program budgets and forecasts, and monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets.
• Support financial due diligence of implementing partners, review partner budgets and reports before payment, and follow up overdue partner reports.
• Manage cash flow, raise donor invoices, record receipts, process partner and supplier payments, and reconcile receivables, payables and advances.
• Perform finance compliance checks, maintain risk and issue logs, prepare audit schedules and support audit responses.
• Maintain program structures, budgets and partner records in Agresso/Unit4, complete month-end and year-end reviews, and prepare financial dashboards.
• Serve as the day-to-day finance focal point for program teams, coordinate with the Finance & Grants Manager and other units, and train an alternate during peak periods.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting.
• Full professional accounting qualification (CPA (K) or ACCA) and active membership in ICPAK or an equivalent body.
• At least five years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in program or project financial management; experience with Mastercard Foundation projects is an advantage.
• Integrity, professionalism, teamwork, communication and a results-oriented approach.

Required skills

• ERP and financial reporting systems
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Dashboards or business intelligence tools (desirable)

The appointment is a 3-year contract, renewable subject to performance and funding. ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits including pension, medical and other insurances. Applications with a cover letter, CV and three referees must be submitted through the recruitment portal by 16 November 2026.