Accountant I - 11 Posts at Uasin Gishu County Government

QUALIFICATIONS,REQUIREMENTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Requirements for appointment:-

• A Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option)
• Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (CPAK)
• Membership to a relevant Professional body.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

• Verify vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
• Capture data, maintain primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and prepare simple management reports e.g. imprest and expenditure returns etc.
• Maintain the general ledger and all department account with proper documentation and records of all departments transactions and ensure accuracy and compliance with the county's established accounting principles;
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and year end closing of the general ledger including preparation of reports for Consolidation and submission to the management;
• Maintain computerized accounting systems, backup control, assisting departments in implementing accounting policies and procedures. Ensure compliance with GAAP policies and procedures.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations, income and expenditure statements, quarterly reports, verify accuracy of bank statements and resolve questions or problems; Maintain integrity of cash balances and cash flow systems.
• Maintain fixed asset records and liabilities at all times of the year
• Assist in coordination of year end audit and preparation of schedules and documents for external auditors.
• Prepare financial performance reports on key elements of agreed performance objectives.
• Ensure that proper vote heads are charged to expenditures at the time of initiating payments in IFMIS system
• Prepare consolidated internal financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger system.
• Analyze the line accounts and may be deployed as IFMIS accountant where duties will entail receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers for processing through IFMIS;
• Write cheques and post payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books;
• Balance and rule the cash books on daily basis and carrying out monthly closure of cashbook and bank reconciliation;
• Extract ,provide cash liquidity analysis and cash flow projections;
• Prepare expenditure and Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) funding returns on quarterly basis
• Prepare of Appropriation In Aid (AIA) returns and reports on quarterly basis
• Process payments for personnel and merchant/supplier claims through IFMIS, guided by cash balances in the vote books and County regulations;
• Receipt where necessary all monies due and payable to the government; and
• Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.