Accountant II – 4 Posts at Uasin Gishu County Government

Job Description

Requirements for appointment:

A pass in part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination and three (3) years relevant work experience in a reputable institution
OR

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent qualification.

Duties and responsibilities:-

Prepare and verify vouchers in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations.
Carry out primary data entry and routine accounting work such as balancing of cash books, imprest and advances ledgers etc.
Responsible for safe custody of records and assets.
Analyze the line accounts;
Process payments and receipt vouchers for processing through Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS).
Write cheques and post payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books;
Balance cash books on daily basis and carry out monthly closure of cashbook and bank reconciliation;
Extract information on cash liquidity analysis and cash flow projections;
Verify vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
Capture data, maintain primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and prepare simple management reports e.g. imprest and expenditure returns etc.
Plan, monitor and evaluate performance of staff against the set targets.