Accountant
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Verification of vouchers
and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules, regulations and
procedures;
Capture data in IFMIS
including invoicing or validation;
Maintain primary
electronic and manual records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books
electronically and registers;
Preparing simple
management reports such as imprest and expenditure returns;
Posting payments and
receipt vouchers in the cashbooks, balancing and ruling of the cashbook on
daily basis;
Arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times;
Preparing Bank
Reconciliation Statements, that is, reconcile the balances as per Bank
Statements with the closing balances as per the Cashbook as at the end of each
month and bring out the reconciling items as per the prescribed template;
Analyzing of below line
Accounts and other routine accounting jobs;
Assisting with the
preparation of financial statements in accordance with the cash basis of
accounting under international Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and
Car and Mortgage loans scheme under accrual basis; and
Responsible for safe
custody of Government records and asset.
Qualifications
Three (3) years’
experience in the field of accounting as an Accountant CSG 11 and above
or in a comparable position in the Public Service;
OR
Six (6) years’ experience
in the field of accounting as an Account Assistant CSG 12 and above or
in a comparable position in the Public Service; and
A Bachelors Degree in
Commerce (Accounting or Finance Option, Business Administration (Accounting
Option) from a university recognized Kenya or any other relevant equivalent
qualification and a pass in Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA)
Examination or its recognized equivalent;
OR
A pass in Part III of the
Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or its recognized equivalent
from a recognized institution.
How To Apply
