Senior Accountant

Key responsibilities

• Examining payment vouchers and posting in the vote book/budget control records;.
• Processing imprests, advances and other disbursements and remitting statutory deductions;.
• Examining cash and Bank reconciliation statements;.
• Preparation of cash flow projections and investment proposals;.
• Preparing financial reports and statements;.
• Providing safe custody of accounting records, documents and assets;.
• Maintaining imprest ledger and follow up on surrender of imprests;.
• Safe custody of authority records and assets under his/her jurisdiction;.
• Preparing budgets for recurrent and development votes;.
• Compiling expenditure proposals;.
• Monitoring expenditure of projects and programs on a periodic basis; compiling information required in the budgetary process;.
• Processing medium term expenditure and revised estimate budgets;.
• Preparing fiscal reports and ensuring timely disbursement of funds;.
• Undertaking variance analysis and recommending remedial measures; and.
• Preparing funding and resource mobilization proposals.

Candidate requirements

• For appointment to this grade, one must have;.
• Served for a cumulative period of six (6) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Accountant I or in a comparable position;.
• Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Accounting Option), Business Management (Accounting/Finance Option), Business Administration (Accounting/Finance Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;.
• CPA II/ ACCA II or an equivalent accounting qualification from a recognized institution;.
• Membership to Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or relevant professional body and in good standing;.
• Proficiency in computer applications; and.
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance results.

Required skills