Senior Accountant at Pharmacy and Poisons Board

Job Specifications
Duties and responsibilities

• Advising, implementing and interpreting financial policies andregulations
• Implementing and reviewing of policies, rules, regulations and corporate strategies for sound financial management system
• Providing input in the preparation of the Board’s budget
• Preparing projected cash flow requirements for the Board
• Ensuring proper and optimal financial control systems are in place
• Monitoring accurate recording of financial transactions
• Responding to audit queries
• Carrying out financial analysis
• Initiating the preparation of financial expenditure returns
• Ensuring debit collection
• Supervising credit control
• Collecting and collating data on financial estimates;
• Determining aggregate of the Board
• Maintaining accurate books of investment funds and revenue accounting
• Compiling revenue reports
• Undertaking performance measurement within the department
• Coordinating the allocations within budget programmes
• Preparing development of Budget Policy and Policy analysis and the overall financial management and control of voted funds
• Planning and budgeting for the Board

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have:

• Served in the grade of Accountant for a minimum period of four (4) years
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Accounting/Finance Option), Business Administration (Accounting Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution; Business Administration (Accounting option) Plus Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership of Institute of Certified Public Accountants Kenya (ICPAK);
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Have demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the constitution.