AMERICAN EMBASSY KENYA::FINANCE ASSISTANT JOB VACANCY OPPORTUNITY

AMERICAN EMBASSY
FINANCE ASSISTANT
Open to: All Interested Candidates
Position: Finance Assistant
Opening: June 3, 2011
Closing: June 17, 2011
Work Hours: Full-time; 40 hours/week
Salary: Not-Ordinarily Resident: Position Grade: FP-5
Ordinarily Resident: Position Grade: FSN-401-9
(A higher step and salary may be granted based on superior qualifications).
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Nairobi has an opening for the position of a Finance Assistant. The position will
be available immediately.
Basic Function:
The incumbent reports to the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Finance Analyst and is responsible for carrying out necessary
administrative and liaison actions to execute tax exemptions for HHS/CDC DGHA Kenya. Incumbent maintains tracking system for all
Donor Assistance (DA)-1 forms with relevant Government of Kenya officials to ensure timeliness in securing tax exemption. Also
assists with budgetary analysis of CDC Kenya implementing partners’ program budgets. The job requires high organizational skills to
ensure that records for all partners’ tax claims are well documented and easily accessible for update reports on tax exemption status.
The work is highly complex and can be of high stakes to implementing partners in terms of what will be considered as allowable costs
and unallowable cost in their award funds.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Processing: Establish, develop and maintain mid-level contacts through monthly meetings and weekly telephone calls and
conversations with the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health and Kenya Revenue Authority (tax departments) on issues related to tax
claims and exemptions for CDC Division of Global HIV and AIDS (DGHA) and its cooperative agreement partners as per their
budgets. Collects and processes partners’ DA-1 forms to completion to ensure tax exemptions and claims are executed. Communicate
daily with implementing partners’ finance and procurement staff on the processing of their tax exemption requests submitted and
respond to highly complex tax queries arising in the course of their program activities. Monitors financial implications and provides
routine reports on savings accrued through tax exemptions. (50%)
Training: Provide training to CDC Kenya’s DGHA technical advisors and co-operative agreement specialist on tax exemption and claim
process. Hold quarterly tax trainings and workshops for CDC’s implementing partners on the processing of tax claims and exemption.

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