Job Description
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, JG “L” ONE (1) POST:
REF MCPSB /MOF/2022/04/07
Terms of service –permanent and pensionable
Duties and responsibilities
- Coordinating and supervising operations in the area of deployment; preparing final
accounts;
- Ensuring safe custody of Municipality assets and records;
- Authorizing payments and signing of cheques subject to set limits;
- Ensuring timely and accurate preparation of quality management reports;
- Providing guidance to officers to achieve the desired results;
- Arranging for withdrawals of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all
times; extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis; ensuring security of cheques and
cheque books;
- Preparation of expenditure and authority to incur expenditure (AIE) funding returns on
quarterly basis;
- Training and development of staff;
- Any other duties which may be assigned from time to time
Requirements for Appointment
- Be a Kenyan Citizen;
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Business administration (Accounting/Finance
Option) from a recognized university;
- Membership to a relevant professional body is added advantage;
- Self-starter, excellent team player, effective communicator and must be able to
work with minimal supervision;
- 2 years’ experience relevant to the position;
- Satisfies requirement of chapter six of the constitution of Kenya 2010 on
leadership and integrity.