Accountant at Siaya Bondo Water and Sanitation Company Limited (SIBOWASCO)

 (Scale 4) NO.1

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain the general ledger and control accounts balancing and reconciliation
• Prepare monthly trial balance and financial statements
• Prepare special financial reports e.g. creditors, capital expenditure, specified tax returns and schedules
• Prepare periodic financial and management statements and reports
• Maintaining and updating expenditure cash book
• Monitor accurate creditors records
• Ensure all financial accounting tasks adhere to SIBOWASCO’s financial policy procedures and control systems.
• Prepare, monitor, control and evaluate expenditure budgets in consultation with relevant heads of department
• Establish efficient and effective payment systems
• Ensure expenses are analysed on a monthly basis and properly allocated
• Manage fixed assets in line with company policy and ensure that monthly reconciliations are undertaken; monitor the monthly depreciation charge.
• Ensure that work in progress is always reconciled and transfers are made promptly in completion of projects.
• Carry out/ ensure the timely balancing and reconciliation of debtors, creditors’ payments including petty cash and reconciliation and oversee the maintenance of bank information and bank reconciliations.
• Daily returns from various cashiers.
• Custodian of the cash receipt book.
• Maintenance of the revenue cashbook.
• Banking daily collections.
• And any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in commercial business or the equivalent;
• CPA part III or equivalent;
• 3 years’ experience in a comparable environment;
• ICT skills is mandatory;
• Taxation and Report writing skills; and
• Ability to meet strict reporting deadlines
• Membership of a professional body will be an added advantage