Venture Finance Officer
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Green Earth is hiring a Venture Finance Officer for Venture Kenya based in Embu. The role involves overseeing all financial transactions, reviewing payment requests against approved budgets, supervising a small team handling receipts and disbursements, and preparing monthly financial reports for the Country Director and Holding Finance. The ideal candidate will have a finance or accounting qualification, solid experience in financial management within operational or nonprofit organizations in Kenya or East Africa, and strong attention to detail for audit-ready record-keeping.
- Oversee income, receipts, disbursements, and financial reporting functions
- Review and approve payment requests against approved budgets
- Compile monthly financial reports for Country Director and Holding Finance
- Maintain audit-ready records with zero missing invoices or unreconciled transactions
- Escalate payment requests above approved thresholds and financial irregularities
- Degree or professional qualification in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
- Experience in nonprofit, social-impact, or field-based organizations preferred
- Familiarity with Kenyan financial regulations, tax, and banking practices required
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- RequiredAvailability to work in NyeriThe vacancy is associated with this location.
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Original source description
As Venture Finance Officer for Venture Kenya, you'll be the person who makes sure money in the venture moves the right way — in, out, and everywhere it needs to be tracked. You'll review payment requests against approved budgets, oversee a small team handling receipts, disbursements, and record-keeping, and make sure every transaction has the paperwork to back it up. Day to day, that means checking that incoming funds were logged and protected the moment they arrived, approving payments once you've confirmed invoices are in order, chasing down any missing documentation before it becomes a bigger problem, and pulling together monthly financial reports for the Country Director and Holding Finance. You'll be the person who can answer "where does that transaction stand?" at any moment, because the records are always current — not scrambled together before an audit.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure all incoming funds are correctly recorded and protected on the day they're received
- Review and approve payment requests against approved budgets, ensuring invoices and supporting documentation are complete before processing
- Oversee the Income & Receipts, Disbursements & Payments, and Records, Assests & Financial Reports functions to keep transactions accurate and traceable
- Maintain complete, audit-ready financial records with zero missing invoices or unreconciled transactions
- Compile and submit monthly financial reports to the Country Director and Holding Finance on time
- Flag and resolve missing documentation or financial discrepancies before month-end close
- Escalate any payment requests above approved thresholds, or any signs of financial irregularity, promptly and appropriately
- Respond to financial queries from division heads, auditors, and Holding Finance as they arise
Requirements
- We're looking for someone precise, dependable, and comfortable owning financial accuracy from end to end — not just processing transactions, but genuinely understanding why every receipt and reconciliation matters to the bigger picture.
- You bring:
- A degree or professional qualification in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Solid
- to non-finance colleagues (division heads, field teams) as easily as to Holding Finance
- Integrity and discretion, given the sensitivity of financial data and the audit trail required for carbon credit certification
- Familiarity with Kenyan financial regulations, tax requirements, and banking practices
- Comfort working within a structured reporting line, while still exercising sound independent judgment day to day
- Bonus:
- tied to certification, compliance, or audit processes (e.g., carbon credit programs, grant compliance, or similar)
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Experience
- in financial management, budgeting, or accounting — ideally within an operational, field-based, or nonprofit/social-impact organization in Kenya or the wider East Africa region
- A strong eye for detail and comfort working with budgets, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- The judgment to know when to approve a payment, when to hold it, and when to escalate — and the confidence to do so
- Clear communication skills, able to explain financial status and
- with financial reporting