Accountant II Job Laikipia County Government

Accounting Jobs, Laikipia County Government Jobs. Responsible for preparing financial records, processing payments, reconciling accounts, maintaining ledgers, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with accounting procedures. Requires a degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Laikipia

Key Responsibilities

• This is the entry and training grade for the accountant’s cadre. An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities will entail: receiving and compiling financial reports from public sector entities; collecting and maintaining a data base of the public-sector entities; preparing payment and receipt vouchers; capturing data; maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers and vote books; 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; capturing Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) in the system and filing returns; preparing Appropriation in Aid (AIA) returns; preparing payment advice (PA) forms; raising accounting debt entries; processing payments, reimbursements and disbursements; preparing annual final accounts; verifying invoices and preparing accounting reports; defining employee and supplier details; uploading and capturing accounting data into the system; and providing user support and help desk management.

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting Option) or any other relevant equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution; and
• Certificate in computer applications skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with using Government Information Systems e.g., IFMIS, Oracle E-Business, SAP will be an added advantage.

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