Finance Officer – Nairobi

About the role

Responsible for managing day‑to‑day financial records, processing payments and invoices, conducting reconciliations, supporting payroll, and assisting with audits and compliance activities. The successful candidate will operate broadly across administration and finance within a lean team, ensuring internal records, payments, documentation, and office support functions are well organised and up to date.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of payments, invoices, receipts, petty cash and expenses.
• Support basic bookkeeping, reconciliations and filing of financial documents.
• Assist in preparing monthly finance summaries for management review.
• Track project‑related expenses and support budget monitoring.
• Process payment requests and ensure supporting documentation is complete.
• Coordinate with external accountants, auditors or tax advisors as required.
• Support payroll documentation and staff/consultant payment schedules.
• Maintain proper filing of contracts, invoices, receipts and statutory documents.
• Provide general office administration, procurement support and HR‑related documentation.
• Assist in compiling documents for statutory, tax, audit and compliance purposes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or a related field.
• CPA qualification or relevant accounting training (minimum CPA Part 2 ongoing is an advantage).
• 3–5 years of experience in administration, finance support, bookkeeping or office management.
• Experience in a consulting, NGO, development or project‑based environment is a plus.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to work independently in a fast‑paced, lean environment.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.
• Experience with Google Drive for document management.
• Basic accounting or finance tools for bookkeeping and reconciliations.