SENIOR ACCOUNTANT (PSC SCALE 4) – ONE (1) POST; V/No. 144/2020
Terms of Service: Secondment for Three
(3) Years
Medical: As per the current
policy
Leave Entitlement: 30 days per leave year
Requirements for Appointment
- Satisfactorily served as
Accountant II, CSG 10 for a minimum period of three (3) years;
- Passed Part II of the Certified
Public Accountants (CPA) Examination;
or - a Bachelors degree in Commerce
(Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting
option) or any other relevant equivalent qualification from a recognized
institution;
- Certificate in Computer
Applications; and
- Shown merit and ability as
reflected in work performance and results.
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level will be required to deal with accounting
operations in the Accounts Unit. Work at this level will be subjected to
occasional checks rather than close supervision. Specifically, work will
involve:
- Verification of vouchers and
committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
- Data capture;
- Maintenance of primary records
such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers;
- Preparation of simple
management reports e.g. imprest and expenditure returns etc;
- Safe custody of Government
records and assets under him/her,
- Analysis of the below the line
accounts;
- If deployed as a cashier,
duties will entail receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers;
writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash
books; balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis;
- arranging for withdrawal of
cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times;
- extracting and providing cash
liquidity analysis;
- ensuring security of
cheques and cheque books;
- paying personal and merchant
claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury.
How To Apply
Applications are invited from qualified Officers currently serving
in the Public Service for the positions shown below. Interested and qualified
officers are requested to make their applications online through the Commission
website
www.publicservice.go.ke or job portal www.psckjobs.go.ke
www.publicservice.go.ke or job portal www.psckjobs.go.ke
Please Note
- Ongoing courses and
qualifications not yet obtained by closure of the advert should not be
filled in the application.
- It is an offence to include
incorrect information in the application. Section 100(4) of the Public
Service Commission Act provides that a person who gives false or
misleading information to the Commission is, on conviction, liable to a
fine not exceeding Ksh. two hundred thousand or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
- Only shortlisted and successful
candidates will be contacted.
- Canvassing in any form
will lead to automatic disqualification.
- The Public Service Commission
is committed to implementing the provisions of the Constitution – Chapter
232 (1) on fair competition and merit, representation of Kenyans diverse
communities and affording equal employment opportunities to men and women,
members of all ethnic groups and persons with disabilities. THEREFORE,
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE MARGINALIZED AND THE MINORITIES ARE
ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. - Shortlisted candidates
shall be required to produce originals of their National Identity Card,
academic and professional certificates and transcripts during interviews.
It is a criminal offence to present fake certificates.
- Applicants shall be required to
produce the original letter of appointment to their current substantive
post during the interview.
Applications should reach the Commission on or before 19th
June 2020