Senior Accountant at Narok County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities: receiving and analysing financial reports from public sector entities; maintaining database of all publicsector entities; reviewing the quality of public sector entities financial statements; preparing the annual consolidated financial report for the County Government; verifying payment and receipt vouchers and committal documents; data capture; maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books; preparing management reports; keeping safe custody of Accounting records; receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers; writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books; authorizing payments and signing cheques subject to set limit; balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis; withdrawing and ensuring safety of the cash; ensuring security of cheques and cheque books under their custody; capturing Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) in the system; filing returns; and preparing Appropriation in Aid (AIA) returns.

In addition, an officer will be responsible for: monitoring collection of revenue including inspection; keeping safe custody of equipment, records and accountable documents; preparing payment advice (PA) forms; raising accounting debt entries; processing payments, reimbursements and disbursements; preparing annual final accounts; verifying invoices and preparation of simple accounting reports in the system; defining employee and supplier details; uploading accounting data into the system; assisting in the closure of the monthly accounting periods; and providing user support and help desk management.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• Served in the grade of Accountant I for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent qualification; Plus Part II of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer applications or Database Management from a recognized institution; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results