Laikipia County is one of the 14 counties within the Rift Valley region and one of the 47 counties in the Republic of Kenya.

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: EIGHT (8)

TERMS OF SERVICE: PERMANENT AND PENSIONABLE

Duties and 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.

Requirements for Appointment

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.

• Receive and compile financial reports from public sector entities.
• Collect and maintain a data base of the public-sector entities.
• Prepare payment and receipt vouchers.
• Capture data and maintain primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers and vote books.
• Receive duly processed payments and receipt vouchers.
• Write cheques and post payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books.
• Balance and rule the cash books on daily basis.
• Capture Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) in the system and file returns.
• Prepare Appropriation in Aid (AIA) returns and payment advice (PA) forms.
• Raise accounting debt entries.
• Process payments, reimbursements and disbursements.
• Prepare annual final accounts.
• Verify invoices and prepare accounting reports.
• Define employee and supplier details.
• Upload and capture accounting data into the system.
• Provide user support and help desk management.

• Computer applications skills
• Knowledge and experience with Government Information Systems such as IFMIS, Oracle E-Business, or SAP (added advantage)

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting Option), or another relevant equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or another relevant qualification from a recognized institution
• Certificate in computer applications skills