Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance.
- A relevant Master’s Degree in Accounting/Finance is an added advantage.
- At least three (3) years post-qualification experience in Accounting.
- A professional qualification in Accounting is an added advantage.
- Experience in Pastel and Payroll packages.
- Five (5) Ordinary Level Passes including Mathematics and English Language.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Deputy Bursar, the duties of the Principal accountant shall include:
- Preparation of annual budgets to meet deadlines in line with the strategic planning objectives of the university and to meet deadlines for submission to parent Ministry.
- Provide budgetary advice to faculties and departments on Budget performance and ensure adherence to budgeted expenditure, to also include monitoring departmental expenditure and commitment registers.
- Preparation of management accounts, variance analysis reports as well as costing reports.
- Costing of individual programmes and processes.
- Preparation of year-end audit schedule.
- Assist in the costing, monitoring and accounting of the University’s Infrastructural Projects including PSIP.
- Liaising with the parent Ministry on Grant Aided Funding and acquittal processes.
- Preparing financial analysis and program spending reports related to PSIP and grant aided projects on regular basis.
- Processing project progress payments certificates.
- Reconciling and monitoring construction projects retention accounts.
