Senior Accountant at KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP)

No of Positions: 3

JOB GROUP: KMR 5  

Job Specifications

The duties and responsibilities will entail:-

• Examining payment vouchers and post in vote book/budget control records;
• Processing imprests, advances and other disbursements and remit statutory deductions;
• Making petty cash payments and maintain petty cashbook;
• Providing safe custody of accounting records, documents and assets;
• Maintaining imprest ledger and follow up on surrender of imprest
• Undertaking bank deposits, dispatch of cheques and cash withdrawal ; and
• Safe custody of Institute records and assets under his/her jurisdiction.

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:-

• Have a minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Accounting/Finance Option), Business Management (Accounting/Finance Option), Economics, or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Be CPA (K) or its equivalent; 
• Be a member of ICPAK and in good standing;
• Supervisory course lasting not less two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Have proficient in computer application skills:
• Demonstrated work performance and results; and viii. Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

 Key Skills and Competencies

• Planning skills; 
• Ethical and integrity.
• Analytical skills.
• Communication and reporting skills.

The following will be required during the interviews:

Certificate of good conduct, Higher Education Loans Board compliance certificate, KRA Tax compliance certificate, Credit Reference Bureau clearance certificate, Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission clearance.