Job Title: Senior Accountant Grade 12
Job Location: Kitui
Job Description
This position is responsible for maintaining an accounting process that delivers an accurate and reliable generation of management, financial and statutory reports for optimum financial performance and cash flow management. The Senior Accountant Grade 12 shall:
Responsibilities
- Participate in preparation of institutional
budgets to achieve proper allocation and utilization of resources
- Prepare management reports such as cash flows,
budget variance reports to inform management of the financial performance
of the University and make decision on what remedies are supposed to be
implemented.
- Participate in monthly divisional meetings to
review work done and also assist in annual development and review of
financial policies and procedure to ensure relevance.
- Participate in the preparation of monthly,
quarterly and annual financial reports statement to accurately give the
financial performance of the University.
- Generate monthly, quarterly and annual financial
management reports for use in decision making
- Supervise, mentor and manage subordinate staff in
order to realise set targets collectively as a department.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs,
revenues, financial commitments and obligations to project forecasts for
the next financial year.
- Review draft accounts to check for accuracy.
- Supervise preparation of monthly banks
reconciliation to ensure completeness of cash flow.
- Maintain and update general ledger and ensure that
they reflect correct transactions and facilitate accurate generation of
financial statements.
- Participate in daily budgetary control and monthly
evaluations of budgets to ensure fiscal discipline.
- Ensure that fixed assets register is properly
maintained and updates are carried out on regular basis to reflect true
inventory of assets.
- Update vote book allocations, to ensure proper
management of resources within the University
Qualifications
- PhD. degree in Finance/Accounting or its
equivalent
- Nine (9) years experience in financial management,
three (3) at the level of Senior Accountant I or its equivalent.
- Be a member of a recognized professional
accounting body with a current practising certificate.
- Have outstanding professional competence and
hands-on experience in Financial Management and reporting.
- Demonstrated high administrative capabilities.
- Must be computer literate (Accounting
packages)with a comprehensive understanding of
- Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the
Constitution of Kenya on Leadership and Integrity.
OR
- MBA (Finance/Accounting option) or its equivalent.
- CPA (K).
- Nine (9) years experience in financial management,
three (3) at the level of accountant I or its equivalent.
- Be a member of a recognized professional
accounting body with a current practising certificate.
- Have outstanding professional competence and hands
on experience in Financial Management and reporting.
- Demonstrated high administrative capabilities.
- Must be computer literate (Accounting packages)
with a comprehensive understanding of
- Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the
Constitution of Kenya on Leadership and Integrity
How to apply
South Eastern Kenya
University is an equal opportunity employer. Women and Persons with
disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Shortlisted candidates
will be required to have current clearance certificates from Ethics and
Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), Kenya
Revenue Authority (KRA), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Credit
Reference Bureau (CRB).
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Applications, in ten (10)
copies, should be addressed to:
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor,
Administration and Human Resource Management
South Eastern Kenya
University
P.O. BOX 170-90200,
KITUI.
The deadline for
submitting application is Friday, 21st May, 2021. Applications received
after this date will not be considered. Duly shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
SEKU is an equal
opportunity employer and female candidates and persons living with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.