Accountant Job in Kenya

Project Accountant

VACANCY NO: 8/2021

The Project Accountant
shall deputize the Financial Controller and will be responsible for ensuring a
proper accounting filing system; follow up of accountabilities from Counties,

staff, and other implementers, data entry and reconciliations. The workstation
will be at PMCU Nakuru but he/she travel extensively within the Project area,
as may be required. He/she will sign a six (6) year Contract of Employment with
the initial six months on probation. The contract will remain in force but
renewable annually based on satisfactory annual performance.

He/she will be
answerable to the Financial Controller for the following duties and
responsibilities:

• Preparation of source documents, e.g. payment
  vouchers, journal vouchers, data entry into the accounting system and
  preparation of reconciliations for review by the financial controller.


• Chronological filing of documents with adequate
  cross-reference to ensure ease of retrieval and Follow up of
  accountabilities, maintaining a detailed log of outstanding
  accountabilities.


• Facilitate; both internal and external auditors to
  audit the project’s financial transactions and reports to meet the
  required submission dates by IFAD;


• Support the financial controller in preparation of
  reports to enable the withdrawal of funds from IFAD and GoK;


• Proactive support to the County designated project
  support accountants;


• Maintain key registers such as fixed assets;
  inputs into the contracts register, contract monitoring forms.


• Support the financial controller in the
  preparation of informative management accounts in the form of monthly,
  quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports regarding aspects of project
  financial monitoring bringing out variances and advising implementers as
  to the limits of expenditure;


• Any other official duty as may be assigned by
  Financial Controller and the Project Coordinator.

Academic
qualifications and other requirements for the Position:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting option),
  or Finance, or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration; Accounting or
  Finance options from a recognized University.



• Must have full CPA-K qualification or its
  equivalent.


• Have at least five (5) years of experience working
  in a similar field out of which three (3) years in a government
  donor-funded project.


• Computer-literate including accounting packages
  and well versed in the use of Excel, Word and basic database set-ups.


• Must meet the requirements of chapter six (6) of
  the Constitution of Kenya, 2010

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict
  deadlines and work with minimum supervision;


• Ability to work and interact with people from
  diverse, professional, social and cultural backgrounds;


• Good interpersonal and communication skills,
  excellent planning, organizing and recordkeeping skills;


• Ability to work as a team player, self-motivated
  and creative thinker, good analytical and quantitative skills, report
  writing and excellent coordination and negotiation skills;


• Fluent in English (written and spoken);

How
To Apply

Interested applicants
who meet the qualification requirements should send their applications along
with copies of their academic and professional certificates, testimonials and
detailed Curriculum Vitae. They must also state their present employer, current
position and names and addresses of two referees and daytime telephone and
email contacts. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be
clearly marked quoting the reference number of the position applied for on the
letter and envelope and addressed to :

The Principal Secretary

State Department for
Livestock,

Kilimo House,
Cathedral Road,

P. O. Box 34188-00100,

Nairobi, Kenya

To reach on or before
9th March 2022 at 17:00 hours local time