Senior Accountant – 1 post
Salary scale 9-10
– Permanent and Pensionable
Reporting lines
Reporting to the Head of
Finance and Accounting
Support Staff
Accountants
Accounts Assistants
Cashiers
Job Purpose (Role)
The jobholder plays a
vital part in the company’s financial management which includes all account
reconciliations and reporting to necessary parties
Key Responsibilities
- Responds
to financial inquiries by gathering, analysing, summarizing, and
interpreting data.
- Prepares
company’s quarterly and annual statements by assembling data.
- Complies
with the statutory tax filing requirements by studying regulations;
adhering to requirements; advising management on required actions;
calculating quarterly estimated tax payments; assembling data for
quarterly and annual tax filings.
- Provides
financial advice by studying operational issues; applying financial
principles and practices; developing recommendations.
- Prepares
special reports by studying variances; preparing budgets; developing
forecasts.
- Preparing
weekly cash flow statements, and controlling expenditure and cash flow
- Develops
and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and
strengthen internal controls
- Summarizes
and prepares financial status and transactions reports, including a profit
and loss statement, and other necessary reports
Competencies and Critical Success Factors
Working with Others:
- Team
working: Contributes to team development, seeking and testing improvements
to the team’s outputs/service.
- Customer
Focus: Works to identify customer needs. Seeks feedback and develops
service delivery accordingly. Influences and develops ideas to enhance
customer satisfaction.
- Communicating
and influencing: Communicates information effectively to a wide range of
diverse stakeholders, influencing events.
1) Delivering
Results
- Making
informed decisions: Uses analyses, reports and data to test the validity
of options and assess risk before taking decisions. Ensures optimum
decisions are taken.
- Organisation
Delivery: Plans time taking account of organisational priorities and other
colleagues’ work roles to achieve results.
- Adaptability:
Responds positively to change, supporting
others in managing transition and being flexible in approaches
to job role. Is aware of own strengths and areas for development. Seeks
feedback on own work.
2) Focusing on the
Future
- Entrepreneurship
and Commercial Focus: Understands the financial context and budgets for
expenditure and plans income accordingly.
- Creativity
and Innovation: Seeks out, reviews and implements new ways of working to
improve delivery of service
- Leading
and Coaching: Builds a productive team environment. Delegates appropriate
tasks and supports colleagues to deliver better results. Develops and
coaches individuals to improve their skills. Takes responsibility for the
team and manages performance.
Communication /Contacts
Internal Contacts
Head of Finance and
accounting Other Heads of Departments
With departmental support
staff by allocating duties and responsibilities to them and supervising their
work performance
Other employees as
appropriate
Job Specification
Academic/ professional Qualifications/ Experience
- A
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent qualifications CPA
(K)/ACCA or equivalent qualifications
- A
registered member of ICPAK and in good standing Computer literate
- Five
(5) years relevant working experience two of which should have been in a
supervisory role
How to Apply
Interested applicants
should submit their application letter, Curriculum vitae, copies of academic
and professional certificates, National Identification card/Passport and any
other relevant testimonials in HARD COPY, sealed envelopes marked
with Reference Number and the position applied, by 13th
October 2022 and addressed as shown below. Or may be deposited at Nzoia Water
Services Company Limited Head Office – Webuye, opposite former Pan Paper Mills,
Next to Masinde Muliro University (Webuye Branch) along Webuye –
Eldoret/Bungoma road.
Shortlisted candidates
will be required to provide the following documents during the interview;
Certificate of good conduct, HELB clearance certificate, CRB clearance, Tax
Compliance Certificate from KRA and EACC clearance.
Managing Director
Nzoia Water Services Company Ltd
P.O. Box 1010- 50205
Webuye
