Senior Accountant at Kenya Water Institute (KEWI)

ADVERT NO. EXT/8/04/2023

Job Description

• The Senior Finance Officer/Accountant, KW5 reports to the Principal Accountant, KW4.
• Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
• Verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
• Data capture, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports e.g. imprest and expenditure returns etc;
• Timely and accurate preparation of quality management reports;
• Safe custody of KEWI records and assets under him/her; analysis of the below the line accounts. receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers;
• Writing cheques and posting payments and receipting vouchers in the cash books; balancing and reconciling cash books on daily basis;
• Arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times; extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis;
• Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books;
• Paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations;
• Receipting of all money due and payable to the Institute.

Job Specifications
For appointment to this scale, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Have served in the grade of Accountant KW6 or in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum of four (4) years;
• Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or a
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), BusinessAdministration (Accounting option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Be proficient in computer applications including Accounts related packages;
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.