Accountant at Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Qualifications

• Served in the grade of Senior Accountant I Job Group ‘N’ or in a comparable and relevant position for a minimum of two (2) years in the Public Service or Private Sector;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Finance or Accounts Option), Business Administration (Accounts Option) or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Passed Part III of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or its recognized equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

NOTE:

Possession of a Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from recognized institution will be an added advantage.

Core Skills/Competencies

• Knowledge of relevant professional standards including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and
• International Accounting Standards (1AS);
• Knowledge of budget process;
• ICT skills;
• Accuracy skills;
• Leadership skills;
• Communication and interpersonal skills;
• Organizational skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Supervisory skills.
• Resource management skills; and
• Records management skills.

Personal Qualities

• Honesty and integrity;
• Creativity and innovativeness;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Ability to build and lead cohesive teams;
• Ability to get on well with the diverse workforce; and
• Results oriented.

Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible to the Chief Accountant for the assigned accounts function.

• Coordinating the implementation of the divisional strategy, to ensure division services support enhanced quality of the public prosecution services;
• Coordinating the preparation of annual individual and division work plan for the division to ensure delivery of service that is aligned with the divisional and organisational strategy;
• Implementing of accounting policies, guidelines, procedures and standards and evaluating of their effectiveness to inform review;
• Participating in the preparation and implementation of the divisional budget to ensure sufficient allocation of resources for the division strategy;
• Authorising payment vouchers to ensure timely payments to suppliers, and to ensure payments are done in line with the ODPP policies and procedures;
• Monitoring the ODPP liquidity to ensure availability of funds critical for the delivery of service;
• Coordinating the payment of user department vouchers in line with the ODPP procedures to ensure the payments are legitimate and that there are sufficient resources that can cover the payments;
• Checking daily cash balance to ensure the maintenance of approved limits that support business operations, and that limit wastage of resources;
• Verifying the expenditure authenticity to ensure integrity in the utilization of the ODPP resources;
• Ensuring implementation of financial regulations and procedures, Treasury letters and instructions;
• Participating in preparation of management financial reports which includes; monthly expenditure returns, bank reconciliation statements and cash flow statements;
• Monitoring compliance with accounting policies, procedures and standards to minimize exposure to risks associated with non-compliance;
• Providing technical support to the user departments to ensure the departments are adequately supported in the implementation of departmental strategies;
• Preparing of quarterly and annual divisional reports shared with management for informed decision making to enhance organizational performance;
• Ensuring compliance with principles and values of good governance, transparency, accountability, ethics and integrity to ensure the ability of division to deliver quality accounting services;
• Participating in the budget planning, preparation and implementation;
• Controlling recurrent, development and donor funded budgets;
• Coordinating preparation of divisional procurement plan to ensure effective facilitation of staff to meet individual targets and achieve organizational;
• Preparing financial statements in accordance with government guidelines;
• Participating in relevant committees to support the implementation of the ODPP mandate;
• Supervising, Coaching and mentoring staff under him/her to ensure high motivation and performance, and staff development in line with the needs of ODPP;