Senior Accountant, REA 6 at Rural Electrification Authority

Duties and responsibilities

• Processing payment vouchers;
  Examining payment vouchers;
• Preparing financial management reports;
• Complying with financial processes and procedures;
• Complying with regulations pertaining to financial management and controls;
• Ensuring projects overheads remittances are done;
• Undertaking daily banking;
• Carrying out data analysis to support preparation of accounting reports;
• Balancing cashbooks on daily basis and providing cash liquidity analysis;
• Preparing bank reconciliations and maintaining general ledger accounts;
• Maintaining of customers and suppliers records for the purpose of payment; Handling petty cash;
• Maintaining all the funds and cash records;
• Writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cashbooks; and
• Preparing withholding and Value Added Tax returns.

Requirements for Appointment

• Have served in the grade of Accountant for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Commerce (Accounting option); Commerce (Finance option); Business Administration (Accounting option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Be Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Be proficient in accounting packages;
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution;
• Attended a supervisory course lasting not less than four weeks;
• Have shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
• Meets the provision of chapter six of the constitution.