Accountant at Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC)

JOB REF HR/6/A

Job Purpose
The job is responsible for the maintenance of appropriate accounting records, accounting for 
receipts and expenditure and preparation of monthly returns to ensure records are accurate and 
that payments are paid properly and on time.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities 

• N/A

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks 

• Undertaking periodic surprise cash count and cash reconciliation to minimize losses and fraud 
• Prepares payment vouchers as well as journal vouchers in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations. 
• Prepares and issues receipts for monies received in the Corporation to facilitate undertaking of research activities.
• Timely computing and filing of statutory returns and deductions to comply with various government requirements.
• Posting of payment, journals and receipt vouchers in the Enterprise Resource Planning 
• system on daily basis to ensure ledgers are reflecting the true financial position.
• Prepares banking reconciliation to identify differences between the bank balance and the 
• Sales balance in order to process necessary adjustments and corrections
• Maintains primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books and registers (e.g. 
• imprest register) which aid in decision making.
• Undertake bank deposits, dispatch of cheques and cash withdrawal for the Corporation;
• Undertake physical verification and tagging of the Corporation’s assets in order to manage 
• and prevent asset theft in accordance with statutory regulations.
• Preparation of payment voucher, receipt vouchers, and imprest warrants for to ensure 
• authenticity of expenditure

Job Dimensions: 

• Financial Responsibility 
• Coordinates receipting of Income generating activities;
• Monitors expenditure against the budget;
• Participates in cash count and stock takes;
• Ascertains that all payments for goods, services and works by the Corporation are accurate 
• and authentic; 
• Ensures the Receipts and Revenues are accurately recorded.

Responsibility for Physical Assets 

• Equipment, Office Furniture, Data and Records. 

Decision Making / Job Influence 

• Makes Operational decisions
• Makes Financial decisions
• Makes Analytical decisions

Working Conditions 

• Works in an office setting at the headquarters withoccasional field visits for verifications and reconciliations.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills). 
Academic qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Accounting/Finance 
• Option), Business Administration (Accounting/Finance Option).
• Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies 
• N/A
• Previous relevant work experience required. 
• Have a minimum period of four (4) years relevant work experience.