ACCOUNTANT II at Laikipia County Government

JOB GROUP ‘J’

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE
SALARY: KSH. 24,662x1,233-25,895x1,285–27,180x1,340–28,520x1,398–29,918 p.m.

Duties and responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible for performing variety of accounting work of limited scope and under the guidance of a senior officer. Specifically, work will involve preparation and verification of vouchers in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations involving primary data entry and routine accounting work such as balancing of cashbooks, imprest and advances ledgers etc. The scope of work will increase with experience and training but the officer will still be under close guidance where new tasks are involved. He/she will be responsible for safe custody of records and assets under him/her.

Requirements for Appointment:

For direct appointment to the grade of Accountant II (Job Group ‘J’) a candidate must have the following qualifications:-

(i) A pass in Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or its recognised equivalent qualification.
OR
Bachelors degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting option from a recognised institution or any other relevant equivalent qualification.
(ii) Certificate in Computer Applications

For promotion

(i) Served as a Senior Clerical Officer (Job Group ‘H’) for a minimum period of three (3) years
(ii) A pass in part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or its recognised equivalent qualification.