Accountant-5

Duties and Responsibilities

Specifically, duties and responsibilities will include:

• Implementing accounting policies, standards, systems, strategies and procedures for the Office.
• Monitoring effectiveness of accounting policies guidelines, procedures and standards.
• Facilitating expenditure control.
• Preparing payment vouchers both for staff claims, imprest warrants and suppliers.
• Invoicing of all payment vouchers.
• Invoicing of Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIEs) for all ODPP spending units.
• Filing of all vouchers both for payments, receipts, imprest and surrenders of import.
• Custodian of voucher stamping stamps.
• Maintaining various voucher movement registers.
• Filing, storing and retrieval of official documents for the accounts division.
• Processing of invoice payment through the Integrated Financial and Management Information System (IFMIS).
• Filing and storage of accounts documents.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Finance option) or Accounting or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Certified Public Accountant - CPA Part II or its equivalent qualifications.
• Meet Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

Additional Information

• The ODPP is an equal opportunity employer committed to implementing the provisions of Article 232 (1) of the Constitution.
• Persons with disability, Intersex and those from marginalized and minority communities are encouraged to apply.
• Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identification Card, academic and professional certificates & transcripts during the interviews.