The Council of Governors is composed of the Governors of the forty-seven counties and its main functions are the promotion of visionary leadership; sharing of best practices and; offer a collective voice on policy issues; promote inter – county consultations; encourage and initiate information sharing on the performance of County Governments with regard to the execution of their functions; collective consultation on matters of interest to County Governments.
Job Purpose
- The job entails implementing finance and accounting strategies, policies, and procedures to support the Council’s strategic goals and objectives.
Reporting to the Senior Accountant, the Accountant will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
- Provide support in the preparation of the Council’s annual budget and work plans.
- Ensure sound financial & accounting principles and controls are applied to all financial transactions of the Council.
- Process all imprest payments, surrenders and monthly outstanding schedules of the same.
- Printing cheques for all approved payments including payments to suppliers and other stakeholders.
- Maintain books of accounts in accordance with regulations, maintenance of primary records such as cash books and accountable registers.
- Update the cash book and other general ledgers.
- Maintain payables and receivables register.
- Maintain and efficient filing system.
- Records management and filing of all payment vouchers and other accountable documents.
- Print cheques for all approved payments including payments to suppliers and for approved loans to beneficiaries.
- Maintain the vote book ensuring proper expenditure control ad per the authorized budgets.
- Maintain books of accounts in accordance with regulations, maintenance of primary records such as cash books and accountable registers.
- Submit statutory deductions to the various institutions. (N.H.I.F, N.S.S.F, P.A.Y.E and H.E.L.B).
- Management of office petty cash.
- Settling payments.
- Implementation of Financial accounting standards in all accounting and reporting processes.
- Application of accounting methods for the purpose of financial allocation and reporting.
- Monitoring & reporting on the annual budgets and work-plans.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Finance, Accounting, Business Management/Administration or in a related field from a recognized institution.
- Holder of a requisite professional qualification CPA(K) or ACCA
Experience
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience.
Functional Skills
- Thorough understanding of national goals, policies, objectives, and ability to relate them to Council’s mandate.
- Broad knowledge and understanding of functional areas of Finance and Accounts,
- Financial and human resource management skills.
- Demonstrate good understanding of government policies, regulations, and procedures.
- Demonstrate ability to undertake stakeholder management.
- Communication skills
- professionalism
- Conflict resolution skills
Duration of the Assignment
The duration of the engagement will be three (3) years renewable for a similar term subject to performance and availability of funds.
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