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Kenya Water Institute Senior Accountant

Finance

Nairobi  

Published On: 20th, April 2023

Closes on: 17th, May 2023

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Job Description

The Senior Finance Officer/Accountant, KW5 reports to the Principal Accountant, KW4.


Responsibilities:

    • Verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;

    • Data capture, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports e.g. imprest and expenditure returns etc;

    • Timely and accurate preparation of quality management reports;

    • Safe custody of KEWI records and assets under him/her; analysis of the below the line accounts. receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers;

    • Writing cheques and posting payments and receipting vouchers in the cash books; balancing and reconciling cash books on daily basis;

    • Arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times; extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis;

    • Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books;

    • Paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations;

    • Receipting of all money due and payable to the Institute.

Requirements:

    • For appointment to this scale, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

    • Have served in the grade of Accountant KW6 or in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum of four (4) years;

    • Passed Part III of the 
       
      Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or a

    • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;

    • Be proficient in computer applications including Accounts related packages;

    • Fulfill the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.

      In addition to the above requirements, an officer must have the following key personal attributes and core competences:
    • Personal Attributes

    • Ability to get on well with a diverse workforce;

    • Good knowledge in the professional field of specialization;

    • Good communication skills;

    • Ability to take instructions;

    • Good organizational and supervisory skills.

      Core Competences

    • Team playing skills ;

    • Accuracy;

    • Care for resources;

    • Carrying out instructions;

    • Interpersonal skills;

    • ERP skills;

    • Records management skills.

    • Analytical skill.

    To apply click: https://kewi.or.ke/

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