Accountant II - 8 Posts

SALARY: KSH. 34,420x1,300–35,720x1,380-37,100x1,390-38,490x1,460-39,950x1,470-41,420x1,470-42,890x1,520-44,410x1,710-46,120 p.m.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: EIGHT (8)

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Duties and Responsibilities: -

This is the entry and training grade for the accountant's cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail: receiving and compiling financial reports from public sector entities; collecting and maintaining a data base of the public-sector entities; preparing payment and receipt vouchers; capturing data; maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers and vote books; receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers; writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books; balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis; capturing Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) in the system and filing returns; preparing Appropriation in Aid (AIA) returns; preparing payment advice (PA) forms; raising accounting debt entries; processing payments, reimbursements and disbursements; preparing annual final accounts; verifying invoices and preparing accounting reports; defining employee and supplier details; uploading and capturing accounting data into the system; and providing user support and help desk management.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting Option) or any other relevant equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution; and

Certificate in computer applications skills.

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with using Government Information Systems e.g., IFMIS, Oracle E-Business, SAP will be an added advantage.

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Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate

How to apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Laikipia County Government on docs.google.com to apply

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