Accountant

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities are; -

• Verifying vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
• Maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books and registers;
• Ensuring safe custody of Institution records and assets under him/her;
• Preparing budgets and financial reports;
• Capturing processed payments in to the cashbook;
• Balancing and reconciling cash books on daily basis;
• Facilitating for the withdrawal of petty cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times;
• Preparing bank reconciliations statements;
• Extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis; and
• Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books.
• Maintaining Institution accounts payable and receivables as outlined in the Financial Procedures Manual.

Qualifications and Work experience

The successful candidate must have/be: -

• A minimum of three (3) years relevant working experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting option), Business Management (Accounting or Finance option) or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.