Accountant II at Nairobi County

An Officer at this level will be deployed in the Accounts Department.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include:-

• Applying sound principles, systems and techniques in accounting for finances, assets, revenue, expenditure and costs.
• Processing payments
• Carrying out bank reconciliation.
• Prepare draft responses to audit queries from internal and external audit.
• Define staff and MCAs in IFMIS.
• Update supplier details in IFMIS
• Ensuring expenditures are within the voted allocations;
• Submitting statutory returns to the relevant Bodies.
• Processing imprest surrenders
• Preparing and verifying financial reports which include monthly expenditure, returns, monthly bank reconciliation statements, revenue/AIA returns, cash flow statements, analysis of deposits and
• Maintenance of up to date and accurate books of accounts;
• Safeguarding Assembly assets and records in the County Assembly; and
• Planning directing, coordinating, supervising operations in the area of deployment;
• Ensuring safe custody of government assets and records
• Timely and accurate preparation of quality management reports.

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served for three (3) years in Job Group ‘L’ in the Public Service or in a relevant position ;
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance / Commerce or related field.
• Currently registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK holder).
• A certificate in a Supervisory Course from a recognized institution;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Additional requirements

• KRA Clearance Certificate
• Compliance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Certificate of Good Conduct from the Department of Criminal Investigations.
• Clearance Certificate from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).
• EACC clearance.
• Candidates with foreign degrees MUST obtain accreditation from the commission of Higher Education of Kenya.

Please note that

• Candidates should NOT attach original documents to the application form.
• Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted and will be required to produce originals documents during the interview.
• Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.