Senior Accountant
ADVERT NO. EXT/8/04/2023
Job Description
- The Senior Finance
Officer/Accountant, KW5 reports to the Principal Accountant, KW4.
- Duties and responsibilities at
this level will entail:
- 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 and
preparation of simple management reports e.g. imprest and expenditure
returns etc;
- Timely and accurate preparation
of quality management reports;
- Safe custody of KEWI records and
assets under him/her; analysis of the below the line accounts. receiving
duly processed payments and receipt vouchers;
- Writing cheques and posting
payments and receipting vouchers in the cash books; balancing and
reconciling 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 regulations;
- Receipting of all money due and
payable to the Institute.
Job Specifications
For appointment to this scale, a candidate must meet the following requirements:
- Have served in the grade of
Accountant KW6 or in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum of
four (4) years;
- Passed Part III of the Certified
Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or a
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce
(Accounting or Finance option), BusinessAdministration (Accounting option)
from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent
qualification from a recognized Institution;
- Be proficient in computer
applications including Accounts related packages;
- Fulfill the requirements of
Chapter 6 of the Constitution.
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the
requirements should submit soft copies of their application(s) with detailed CV
and testimonials to the Institute’s email address: recruitment@kewi.or.ke and
hard copies to be sent or hand-delivered to KEWI Headquarters – along Ole
Shapara Avenue South C, Nairobi by 17th May, 2023.
The applications for positions should be
addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Water Institute
P.O Box 60013-00200
Nairobi
In addition to the above indicated
requirements, applicants will be required to meet the requirements of Chapter
Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya on Leadership and Integrity.
The following clearances will be required from successful candidates upon offer
of job and not at the application stage.
- Certificate of Good Conduct;
- Clearance from the Ethics and
Anti – Corruption Commission;
- Certificate of Compliance from
the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB);
- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Tax
Compliance Clearance; and
- Certificate of Clearance from the
Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
KEWI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages
all qualified persons; including Women, Persons with Disability and persons
from Minority groups to apply. Only successful candidates shall be contacted
for interviews.
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
KENYA WATER INSTITUTE
