Senior Management Accountant, NCPD 5 at National Council for Population and Development

Job purpose

• The jobholder is responsible for preparing payments, ledgers, bank reconciliations and monitoring of expenditures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verifying payment vouchers and committal documents to ensure compliance to approved procedures rules and regulations;
• Supervising daily cash count and posting of transactions as per approved systems;
• Ensuring safe custody of cash, cheques, financial records and other accountable documents;
• Liaising with suppliers to facilitate reconciliation of accounts;
• Evaluating and scrutinizing expenditure proposals;
• Ensuring statutory deductions are remitted to relevant authorities;
• Preparing cash flow forecasts statements;
• Carrying out accounting operational performance analysis; and
• Preparing final accounts and statements.
• Preparing budgets for recurrent and development votes;
• Compiling expenditure proposals;
• Monitoring expenditure of projects and programmes on a periodic basis;
• Compiling information required in the budgetary process;
• Processing medium term expenditure and revised estimates budget; and
• Preparing fiscal reports and ensuring timely disbursement of funds

Requirements for Appointment.
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have at least the following qualifications:-

• Satisfactorily served for a cumulative period of six years, three of which should have been at Accountant/Finance Officer I or an equivalent position in a comparable organization;
• Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines: - Commerce (Accounting Option), Business Administration (Accounting Option),Business Management (Accounting Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Public Accountant Part II or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results;