Accountant I - 2 Posts at Kakamega County Assembly

ACCOUNTANT I – CASB 9 (JOB GROUP K)

• Basic Salary Kshs. - 41,320
• House Allowance - 12,800
• Commuter Allowance - 5,000
• Leave Allowance - 6,000 (Payable once in a Year)
• Mortgage & Car Loan - As per SRC guidelines

Duties and Responsibilities

• Verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
• Data capture and maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers;
• Preparation of simple management reports such as imprest and expenditure returns;
• Safe custody of Assembly records and assets under him/her;
• 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 a daily basis;
• Arranging for the withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times;
• Extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis;
• Ensuring the security of cheques and cheque books;
• Preparation of expenditure and Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE);
• 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 the government.

 Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Economics, Business Administration, Business Management, Finance or any other equivalent qualification from a recognised institution;
• Passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination;
• Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination or its approved equivalent qualification will be an added advantage; and
• Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognised institution.