Senior Accounts Assistant at Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre

The duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail:

• Examining payment vouchers and posting in vote book/budget control records;
• Processing imprests, advances and other disbursements and remitting statutory deductions;
• Making petty cash payments and maintaining petty cashbook;
• Providing safe custody of accounting records, documents and assets;
• Maintaining imprest ledger and following up on surrender of imprests; and
• Undertaking bank deposits, dispatch of cheques and cash withdrawals.

Job Specification

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Certified Public Accountants (CPA)Part II or its equivalent;
• Two (2) years relevant work experience in the public or private institution;
• Demonstrated results in work performance; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

Key competencies and skills

• Proficiency in IT;
• Planning skills; and
• Integrity.