Accountant I

Responsibilities

• Voucher Verification: Verify vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations.
• Record Maintenance: Capture data and maintain primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, and registers.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare simple management reports, including Imprest and expenditure returns.
• Asset Custody: Ensure the safe custody of government records and assets under their supervision.
• Cashiering Duties: Deploy as a cashier to receive duly processed payments and receipt vouchers.
• Banking Operations: Write cheques and post payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books.
• Reconciliation: Balance and rule cash books on a daily basis.
• Cash Management: Arrange for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensure its safety at all times; extract and provide cash liquidity analysis.
• Security: Ensure the security of cheques and cheque books.
• Treasury Returns: Prepare expenditure and Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) funding returns, and Appropriation in Aid (AIA) returns on a quarterly basis at the County treasury level.
• Claims Processing: Pay personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations.
• Revenue Collection: Receipt all money due and payable to the government.

Requirements and Qualifications

To be considered for this role, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and have passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination.
• OR Have passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination or its approved equivalent qualification.
• AND Hold a Certificate in Computer Applications.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications online through the Nakuru County Government recruitment portal: recruitment.nakuru.go.ke. Ensure all required documents are attached as specified in the portal.