Accounts Assistant at Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC)

JOB REF HR/6/AA

Job Purpose
The purpose of this job is to undertake bookkeeping, accounting and reporting support duties, as guided by the financial policies, procedures and practices.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities 

• N/A

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks 

• Retrieve already archived vouchers within the division so as prevent loss of documents by 
• ensuring all documents retrieved are returned promptly;
• Participate in preparing payment vouchers, imprests and committal documents in 
• accordance with laid down financial rules and regulations;
• Capture data, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, 
• registers and preparation of simple management reports; 
• Receive duly processed payments and receipt vouchers for filing in accordance with the 
• ISO standards; 
• Receive, record and sort documents delivered in the department for processing;
• Draft, sort and dispatch mail and other correspondence documents to ensure efficiency in 
• processing of documents;
• Monitor and oversee project activities in the field to ensure proper implementation. 
• Maintain registers and an efficient filling system;
• Archive and filling of all finance division documents.

Job Dimensions: 

• Financial Responsibility 
• N/A
• Responsibility for Physical Assets 
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• Equipment, Office Furniture, Records. 
• Decision Making / Job Influence 
• Operational decisions
• Analytical decisions
• Working Conditions 
• Predominantly works from an office setup.

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

• Diploma in Accountancy;
• Accounts Technician certificate Final (ATD II)or equivalent qualification from a recognized 
• institution
• Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies 
• Passed Part I of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination 

or

• Completed ACCA Fundamental Level or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution