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The National Legal Aid Service - NLAS is a state agency established under the Legal Aid Act 2016 with the mandate to among other functions; offer legal aid services to the vulnerable, marginalized and indigent persons. Our mandate is to provide affordable, accessible, sustainable, credible and accountable legal aid services to indigent persons in Kenya in...

Responsibilities or duties

The Senior Accountant is responsible for the following functions;

• Generating invoices for approvals;
• Verifying amount billed as per relevant regulation;
• Facilitate prompt delivery of sales invoices;
• Participating in debt collection and follow up in liaison with relevant department/officers;
• Responding to a debtor queries;
• Reconciling and distributing debtor’s statement;
• Maintaining file of disputed invoices;
• Carrying out monthly bank accounts reconciliations;
• Processing of payment vouchers including payroll payments vouchers;
• Process of statutory deductions payments e.g. PAYE, VAT an withholding tax among others;
• Supervising stock taking and reconciliation;
• Verifying payments vouchers and staff imprest in accordance with the laid down financial procedures, policies and regulations;
• Reconciling general ledger expense accounts;
• Preparing and maintaining accurate prepayments, accruals and provision schedules;
• Carrying out bank transfers and banking;
• Preparing of periodic financial statement and all statutory accounts; and
• Preparing outstanding debts and accounting reports.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• At least 6 (six) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Accountant I or in a comparable position in the Private or the Public sector;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines, Commerce, Finance; Economics, Business Administration/Management (Finance or Accounting option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Part lll of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or Equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; indigent;
• Been a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or an Associate of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) or any other relevant professional body;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and result.

Experience needed

At least 6 (six) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Accountant I or in a comparable position in the Private or the Public sector;

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

JOB REFERENCE NO. NLAS/SA/6/1/2026/21

Remuneration will be in accordance with NLAS Salary Scale:

NLAS GRADE 6. Ksh. 90,468 x 7,388 – 97,856 x 7,391 – 105,247 x 7,391 – 112,638 x 7,391 – 120,029 x 7,391 – 127,420 x 7,391 – 134,811 x 7,391 – 142,202 p.m.

NOTE: NLAS Grades 1, 2 & 3 are on a three-years contract basis, renewable once while the rest are on permanent and pensionable terms

Successful candidates MUST satisfy the requirements of Leadership and Integrity as set out in Chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya and shall be required to present the following documents before being issued with an offer letter;

• Clearance from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission;
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations;
• Certificate of Clearance from Credit Reference Bureau; and
• Clearance Certificate from Higher Education Loans Board or proof of ongoing repayments.

• Generating invoices for approvals;
• Verifying amount billed as per relevant regulation;
• Facilitate prompt delivery of sales invoices;
• Participating in debt collection and follow up in liaison with relevant department/officers;
• Responding to a debtor queries;
• Reconciling and distributing debtor’s statement;
• Maintaining file of disputed invoices;
• Carrying out monthly bank accounts reconciliations;
• Processing of payment vouchers including payroll payments vouchers;
• Process of statutory deductions payments e.g. PAYE, VAT an withholding tax among others;
• Supervising stock taking and reconciliation;
• Verifying payments vouchers and staff imprest in accordance with the laid down financial procedures, policies and regulations;
• Reconciling general ledger expense accounts;
• Preparing and maintaining accurate prepayments, accruals and provision schedules;
• Carrying out bank transfers and banking;
• Preparing of periodic financial statement and all statutory accounts; and
• Preparing outstanding debts and accounting reports.

• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Reconciliation
• Debt Collection
• Invoicing
• Payroll Processing
• Statutory Deductions
• Stock Taking
• Auditing
• Financial Procedures
• Financial Policies
• Financial Regulations
• General Ledger Management
• Prepayments Management
• Accruals Management
• Provision Management
• Bank Transfers
• Banking
• Financial Statements
• Statutory Accounts
• Outstanding Debts Reporting

• At least 6 (six) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Accountant I or in a comparable position in the Private or the Public sector;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines, Commerce, Finance; Economics, Business Administration/Management (Finance or Accounting option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Part lll of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or Equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Been a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or an Associate of Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) or any other relevant professional body;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and result.