Accountant I – 25 Posts at Nakuru County Government

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Job Detail

  • Job ID 1016552
  • Qualifications  Degree Bachelor

Job Description

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination

OR

  • Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination or its approved equivalent qualification.
  • Certificate in Computer Applications.

Job Description

  • Verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
  • Data capture, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports e.g. Imprest and expenditure returns etc.
  • Ensure safe custody of government records and assets under him/her,
  • Analysis of the below the line accounts and may be deployed as a cashier receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers;
  • Writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books;
  • Balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis;
  • Arranging for withdrawal 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 at County treasury level;
  • Preparation of appropriation in aid (AIA) returns on quarterly basis at County treasury level;
  • Paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations; and
  • Receipting of all money due and payable to government.

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