Senior Accountant at Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI)

Duties for the Senior Accountant Job

• Collection of financial estimates data;
• Determination of aggregate expenditure;
• Supervision of the revenue collection processes;
• Preparation of the institute financial statements;
• Interpretation of all regulations of the Institute pertaining to financial control and management;
• Ensuring that proper accounting systems are in place
• Handling and responding to audit queries;
• Assisting in overhead planning and budgeting;
• Generation of financial returns and reports;
• Ensuring that revenue appropriation in aid and other receipts due to KMFRI are collected promptly, banked immediately and accounted for;
• General supervision of staff;
• Staff training and development;
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Senior Accountant Job Requirements

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with a minimum grade of C+ or equivalent;
• Bachelor of Commerce Accounting; Finance; Economics;
• Business Administration or its equivalent
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA III) or its equivalent;
• A certificate in computerized accounting especially competency in the evolving accounting packages such as Pastel, Quick books etc.
• Satisfactorily served at the position of Accountant I for at least three (3) years in a public institution.