Accountant II at The Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of The Ombudsman)

Job Description

INDENT FOR ACCOUNTANT

REPORTING TO: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

DIRECTORATE: CORPORATE SERVICES

UNIT/DEPARTMENT: FINANCE

JOB GRADE: CAJ 7

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Examine payment vouchers and royalty statements for accuracy and correctness;
• Prepare timely and accurate bank reconciliation statements for decision making;
• Reconcile the general ledger account for accuracy and correctness;
• Manage the assets register for accuracy and correctness;
• Prepare payment vouchers;
• Prepare audit schedules for approval;
• Scrutiny of batch entries before posting in general ledger for accuracy and correctness;
• Process safari imprests surrender and maintain the imprest debtors’ sub-ledgers for accountability;
• File payment vouchers and other general ledger records for ease of retrieval and future reference;
• Examination of expenditure vouchers;
• Prepare cheques banking schedule daily;
• Process Invoices;
• Manage and prepare reports of the Commission’s assigned accounts;
• Address and resolve customer queries and complaints to meet customer’s expectation;
• Process payments to meet Commission’s obligations as per policy and procedures;
• Process and file VAT and Withholding Tax Returns every month to comply with statutory requirements;
• Commit expenditure to the relevant vote head.
• Any other duty assigned by the Commission.

COMPETENCIES

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

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce (accounting or finance option) or any other relevant course from a recognized institution
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K)
• At least three (3) years of service in a comparable position from a reputable organization
• Must be a Member of ICPAK in good standing
• Knowledge in Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
• Knowledge of Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS)
• Knowledge in International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPAS).
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Kenya Constitution.