Accountant I - 3 Positions at Nyamira County Public Service Board

Requirements for Appointment: -
Direct Appointment

• For direct appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Accounting or Finance Option),
•  Business Administration (Accounting option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent qualification; Plus
• Part II of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Certificate in computer applications skills.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

•  Receiving and analyzing financial reports from public sector entities;
•  Collecting and maintaining data base of the public-sector entities;
•  Preparing payment and receipt vouchers;
•  Capturing data;
•  Maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers and vote books;
•  Keeping safe custody of Accounting records;
•  Receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers;
•  Writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books;
•  Balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis;
•  Withdrawing and ensuring safety of the cash;
•  Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books under their custody;
•  Capturing Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) in the system and filing returns;
•  Preparing Appropriation in Aid (AIA) returns; and preparing payment advice (PA) forms.
•  Raising accounting debt entries;
•  Processing payments, reimbursements and disbursements;
•  Preparing annual final accounts;
•  Verifying invoices and preparing accounting reports;
•  Defining employee and supplier details;
•  Uploading and capturing accounting data into the system; and
•  Providing user support and help desk management.