Accounts Assistant - 2 Posts at New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union Plc

NKPCU/HRM/1 5 /202 4

• Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
• Basic Salary: Kshs. 47,714 (Minimum) – Kshs. 69,326 (maximum)
• Other remunerations: Based on prevailing Government guidelines
• Reporting to Senior Accountant Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing already achieved vouchers within the department to prevent the loss of documents by ensuring all retrieved documents are returned promptly;
• Preparing payment vouchers, imprests, and committal documents in accordance with laid down financial rules and regulations;
• Capturing data and maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers, and preparation of simple management reports;
• Receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers for filing in accordance with ISO standards;
• Receiving, recording, and sorting documents delivered in the department for processing;
• Balancing and ruling of the cash books on a daily basis to ensure accuracy and correctness of financial data;
• Updating the revenue collection register;
• Drafting and updating the cash liquidity analysis;
• Archiving and filing of all finance documents;
• Maintaining individual ledgers for CCARF advances and recoveries;
• Preparing monthly expenditure returns; and
• Calculating and valuation of CCARF to be advanced to farmers.

Requirements:

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: - Commerce (Accounting Option), Business Administration (Accounting Option), Business Management (Accounting or Finance Option), or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Public Accountant II (CPA II) by Kenya Accountants and Secretaries Examination Board (KASNEB) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in Computer applications;
• National Police Clearance Certificate.
• An applicant with at least two (2) years of working experience in the accounting field will have an added advantage.