Senior Accountant Job IPOA

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Responsible for development, implementation and/or review of accounting policies, procedures and internal controls for efficient and effective management of Authority funds

Key Responsibilities

An officer at this grade will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

• Verifying of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations;
• Data capturing
• Maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, votebooks and registers;
• Preparing simple management reports eg imprest and expenditure returns;
• Maintaining safe custody of Authority’s accounting records and assets under his/her purview;
• Analysing the below the line accounts;
• Receiving duly processed payment and receipt vouchers;
• Writing cheques and posting payments and receipt payments in the cashbooks;
• Balancing and ruling of the cashbooks on daily basis;
• Updating and maintaining the fixed assets register; and
• Paying personal and merchant claims based on cash balances in the cashbooks and prevailing regulations

Qualifications

• Cumulative service period of six (6) years, three (3) of which must have been at the grade of Accountant I at IPOA 8 or a comparable and relevant position;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Commerce (Accounting/ Finance option); Business Administration (Accounting option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK);
• Proficiency in Computer Applications with a bias in computerized accounting packages.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications are invited to submit their application ONLINE through the Authority’s website careers Portal. No Physical applications will be accepted

Detailed job description and specification for this position is available here: https://www.ipoa.go.ke/ipoa/careers.

All applications to reach the Authority on or before 18th May, 2026, at 5.00 p.m.East Africa time.

Successful applicants must meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and provide the following documents: clearance certificate from HELB, EACC, CRB, KRA and DCI. Further to this, background checks and verification of academic certificates shall be undertaken before onboarding.

IPOA is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion,colour,ethnicorigin,politicalaffiliation, or sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability, health, or social status. Kindly note that canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

IPOA does not engage any recruitment agencies and no medical examination is required before one attends an interview. IPOA does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, shortlisting or interview).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.