To provide financial accounting services in line with generally accepted standards.

2.2 Key duties and responsibilities

a) Processing payments including salaries and wages;
b) Conducting suppliers, General Ledger accounts and bank reconciliations;
c) Preparing and posting of journal entries and transactions into the system;
d) Preparing creditors, debtors and fixed asset schedules, expenditure variance analysis and other reports;
e) Preparing tax returns, pension and monthly remittance to MRA;
f) Providing documents and support for internal and external audits;
g) Facilitating and preparing audit schedules and attending to audit queries;
h) Reconciling books of accounts and conducting stock taking;
i) Implementing a system of accounting and financial controls that comply with Public Finance management policies and standards and financial regulations;
j) Compiling data for the preparations of financial statements;
k) Participating in the preparation of financial statements.
l) Supervising stores staff and evaluating their performance.

 SPECIFICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE FACTORS

3.1 Minimum academic and professional qualifications and experience

• Diploma in Accounting, Administration or Commerce.
• At least 4 years’ work experience.
• Must be a member to a Professional body (ICAM)

3.2 Required competencies and attributes

• The post requires a person who must have:
• Proficiency in Microsoft and financial management packages
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Accounting skills
• Good time management skills and ability to make priorities
• Tractable experience in use and management of various financial packages.

Applications including a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), photocopies of relevant certificates, names
and addresses of three traceable referees, one of which must be from the most recent employer
and a national ID