Accountant job at Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC)

Vacancy title:
Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC)

Deadline of this Job:
25 April 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
JOB REF HR/6/A

Job Purpose
The job is responsible for the maintenance of appropriate accounting records, accounting for receipts and expenditure and preparation of monthly returns to ensure records are accurate and that payments are paid properly and on time.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• N/A
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
• Undertaking periodic surprise cash count and cash reconciliation to minimize losses and fraud
• Prepares payment vouchers as well as journal vouchers in accordance with the laid down rules and regulations.
• Prepares and issues receipts for monies received in the Corporation to facilitate undertaking of research activities.
• Timely computing and filing of statutory returns and deductions to comply with various government requirements.
• Posting of payment, journals and receipt vouchers in the Enterprise Resource Planning system on daily basis to ensure ledgers are reflecting the true financial position.
• Prepares banking reconciliation to identify differences between the bank balance and the Sales balance in order to process necessary adjustments and corrections
• Maintains primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books and registers (e.g. imprest register) which aid in decision making.
• Undertake bank deposits, dispatch of cheques and cash withdrawal for the Corporation;
• Undertake physical verification and tagging of the Corporation’s assets in order to manage and prevent asset theft in accordance with statutory regulations.
• Preparation of payment voucher, receipt vouchers, and imprest warrants for to ensure authenticity of expenditure

Job Dimensions:
• Financial Responsibility
• Coordinates receipting of Income generating activities;
• Monitors expenditure against the budget;
• Participates in cash count and stock takes;
• Ascertains that all payments for goods, services and works by the Corporation are accurate and authentic;
• Ensures the Receipts and Revenues are accurately recorded.
Responsibility for Physical Assets
• Equipment, Office Furniture, Data and Records.
Decision Making / Job Influence
• Makes Operational decisions
• Makes Financial decisions
• Makes Analytical decisions
Working Conditions
• Works in an office setting at the headquarters with occasional field visits for verifications and reconciliations.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Accounting/Finance Option), Business Administration (Accounting/Finance Option).
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
• Previous relevant work experience required.
• Have a minimum period of four (4) years relevant work experience.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
NOTE: Kindly take note of the following revisions to the earlier job advertisement that appeared on the MY GOV Publication dated 5th April, 2022;
• Please note that this job advert closing date has been revised to 25th April, 2022
• The Position of Senior Office Assistant/Messenger has been revised to Grade KNTC 8;
The following Clearances will ONLY be required from successful candidates on offer of job and not at application stage;
• Clearance from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Good Conduct Certificate);
• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission;
• Clearance from Kenya Revenue Authority (Tax Compliance Certificate);
• Clearance from Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB);

Interested candidates are hereby called upon to apply in confidence to the address below via Post Office or Hand delivery or via the Email recruitment@kntc.co.ke, latest 25th April, 2022. enclosing cover letter, CV with full details of education background, professional qualifications and relevant experience together with copies of testimonials, academic certificates and National Identity card.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
KENYA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION
2ND FLOOR, KNTC COMPLEX
OFF NANYUKI ROAD, INDUSTRIAL AREA
PO. BOX 30587 – 00100
NAIROBI

KNTC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified persons including the Youth, Women, Persons with Disability and Persons from Minority groups to apply. Only successful candidates shall be contacted for interviews and canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
KNTC does NOT charge any fee at any stage of recruitment.


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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 25 April 2022
Duty Station: Kenya
Posted: 07-04-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 07-04-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 07-04-2065
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