The
KEC- Catholic Secretariat is the National Administrative, facilitative and
Coordinative arm through which the KEC implements and co-ordinates various
Pastoral programs at the National level and undertakes all those
responsibilities which express the mission of the Catholic Church in Kenya.
The
Organization is seeking an outstanding, dynamic and results oriented
individuals to fill the following position Accountant
- To plan,
organize and implement accounting operations and objectives; coordinates
and integrates all activities toward achievement of established goals and
objectives
- To ensure all
functions and programs under charge are performed within established
budgetary parameters, to include performing cost control activities,
monitoring revenues and expenditures, and ensuring sound fiscal control;
- To prepare
fiscal documentation regarding accounting activities, e.g., weekly,
monthly and annual reports
- Maintain and
reconcile balance sheet accounts for all funds
- To plan, manage,
coordinate, and implement the year end closing processes and procedures
for the assigned accounting records; conducts year-end closing process;
provides information to financial auditors; conducts standard internal audits
of various accounting records;
- To ensure
adherence to generally accepted accounting standards and principles;
ensures maintenance of proper audit trails and verification and
reconciliation actions for all processed work
- To evaluate
receipts, expenditure forms, purchase orders, distributions, and
disbursement orders for the purpose of ensuring compliance with policies
- To perform
verification and reconciliation tasks for invoices/ receipts/ balances
according to department checks and balances procedures
- Ensure proper
set up and running of accounting systems
- Compilation and
combination of financial reports
- Preparation of
the audit file
- Plans and
directs the activities of accounts assistants engaged in the maintenance
of a variety of accounting records and controls applicable to all
financial transactions of the KEC-Catholic Secretariat.
Qualifications
- Has a Bachelor
of Commerce Degree Accounting option or its equivalent.
- Has a minimum of
CPA K professional qualification;
- Excellent MS
Excel and Ms Word
- 3. Performance
Indicators
- Extent of
carrying out duties and responsibility in #2 above.
Personal
Traits
- Is a committed
Catholic, with good recommendation from own Parish Priest
- Is a person of
attested integrity, with high degree of stewardship of resources
- Is innovative
and assertive
- Is able to work
under little supervision
- Is able to serve
people of all types of temperament.
Our
recruitment procedures shall be followed.
Applications
should be addressed to:-
Secretary
general
Kenya episcopal conference-catholic secretariat
hr@catholicchurch.or.ke
Kenya episcopal conference-catholic secretariat
hr@catholicchurch.or.ke
To
reach him on or before 7th June 2013
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted