ist in corporate allocation, allocate cost to specific cost centre and ensure that costs are fully covered.• Petty cash maintenance, branch imprest projections, reimbursement and reconciliation.• Accounts receivables maintenance, receipts coding and posting as well as invoicing the donors and partners on various projects.• Maintenance of prepayments and accruals for accounts payable and projects accruals with constant communications to ensure that prepayments and accruals are cleared in time.• Orient and train project managers on new projects on reporting cost allowable• Provide support to different research units and regions in financial matters, budgeting, cost monitoring and imprest management on projects.• Assist Assistant Treasury Manager in treasury management (participate in rate negotiation, help in analysis of fund management options)• Periodic review of donor reports with respective managers identifying variation from donor requirements as well as point out financial risks for the managers to take proactive corrective action.• Assist project managers in budget creating, phasing and budget uploading within different budgets lines to enable maximum utilization of available funds.• Assist in project accounting: Budgeting and financial reporting• Processing of travel advance and subsequent travel expense claim form for staff after trip with accordance with institution and donor travel policy.• Prepare donor reports for various projects under different units and projects with knowledge in USAID, EU funded grants among others in line with the donor guidelines.

• Travel authorization verification and assist processing of travel advances to staff.• Travel expense claims forms process (attaching the necessary support documents) and staff reimbursement in accordance with institution policy.• Petty cash counting, verification and surprise checks.• Assist in payments of hotel reservation for travelling staff together with the travel invoice.• Filling, retrieving and maintenance of records.• Liaise with procurement on minor office supplies.• Local travel arrangements, vehicle leasing, mileage monitoring and reporting.• Assist in raising of purchase order for unit provision, having proper understanding of procurement procedures and practices.

basic accounting practices of reconciliation of the bank statement and the cashbook,petty cash maintenance among other accounting practices