Senior Accounts Assistant I at Turkana University College

Qualifications and Experience
The applicant:

• Must have a Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration and CPA Part I. OR
• Must have Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examinations or its recognized equivalent OR
• Must have Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) with six (6) years working experience three (3) of which as Senior Accounts Assistant Scale 7 or its equivalent.
• Must be a member of a recognized professional body.
• Must be ICT Competent in Accounting Software (provide evidence).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Engraving/tagging all University College assets for identification.
• Updating University College asset register.
• Assist in filing of income and VAT returns.
• Vouching of receipts and reviewing effectiveness of internal controls.
• Process payments and ensure payment vouchers are properly coded.
• Assist the accountant with posting processed payments to the General Ledger (GL).
• Assist in carrying out bank reconciliations and other final accounts functions as directed.
• Assist senior accounts staff with various tasks such as preparing budgets and annual accounts.
• Preparation and management of payroll confidential records filling.
• Reconcile accounts payables and receivables ledger to ensure that all payments and receipts are accounted for accurately and posted properly.
• File all financial and other documents for safe custody and future references.
• Review weekly cash collection schedules and ensure all collection for the week have been banked intact and reconciled to original source documents.
• Monitor monthly departmental expenditure to avoid spending beyond allocated budget.
• Daily Bank Receipts posting.
• Assist with Audit checks and resolving discrepancies.
• Maintaining register for accountable documents and ensure their safe custody.
• Preparation of routine performance reconciliation schedules and reports.
• Prepare routine weekly and monthly reconciliations for all accounts.
• Any other duties assigned by your immediate supervisor