Finance & Accounts Officer Job in Kenya

JOB REFERENCE: ACA/FAO/6 (1 POST): BASIC SALARY-KSHS 64,481 – PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE.

Job Specifications

The Finance & Accounts Officer is responsible to the Senior Finance & Accounts Officer and will be: –

  • Processing payments as per established procedures and policies
  • Capturing invoices/certificate of contract into the system
  • Reviewing payments vouchers to ensure compliance to approved procedures
  • Supervising daily cash count and posts transactions as per approved systems
  • Liaising with suppliers to facilitate reconciliation of accounts
  • Sorting out the reconciliation items in the bank statements, payroll and accruals accounts
  • Processing payments and making appropriate entries into staff bank accounts.
  • Carrying out reconciliations of salaries and wages accounts as per approved procedures and policies
  • Preparing payroll as per approved procedures and policies
  • Maintaining accurate accounting records
  • Ensuring that all revenues/incomes are receipted and banked intact as per laid down procedures.

  • Ensuring that all banking reconciliation is done promptly and timely follow-ups made on any identified discrepancies
  • Ensuring proper accounting for the petty cash and effective management of imprest system from various departments.
  • Participating in the process of conducting annual stock takes and reconciliation of the same to the respective ledger accounts.
  • Maintaining a fixed asset register ensuring that assets purchased are properly recorded on the register.
  • Reconciling accounts of debtors as per policy and procedures
  • Preparing of external audit schedules as directed by the Head of Finance.
  • Preparing monthly management accounts for the management
  • Ensuring statutory deductions and payments are remitted to the respective authorities
  • Perform any other duties as assigned.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this position, the person must have: –

  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Social sciences, or related disciplines;
  • Proficiency in computer applications; and
  • Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution

How To Apply

If you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please send your application attaching a copy of your national Identity card, copies of academic certificates and other testimonials to the contacts below not later than 15th MAY 2024.

The Executive Director
Anti-counterfeit Authority
National Water Plaza, 3rd floor
Dunga Road, Industrial Area
P.O. Box 47771-00100
NAIROBI

Mandatory requirements

All applicants MUST apply using the ACA Job application Form.

Applicants should attach the dully filled ACA job application form, relevant academic and professional certificates and other testimonials and sent through the post office or hand delivered to our offices or sent through hr@aca.go.ke

All application envelopes MUST be referenced as per the position applied for.