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Accountant I
2026-03-26T18:19:04+00:00
Nakuru County Government
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FULL_TIME
Nakuru
Nakuru
00100
Kenya
Public Administration, and Government
Accounting & Finance, Civil & Government
KES
MONTH
2026-04-15T17:00:00+00:00
8

Company Overview

The county’s rich history is joined at the hip with that of the entire nation. When the Kenya-Uganda railway line was constructed, although heavily criticized as the Lunatic Express or a road to nowhere, it had a profound impact on the creation of the nation today known as Kenya.

Job Description

  • Verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
  • Data capture, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports e.g. Imprest and expenditure returns etc.
  • Ensure safe custody of government records and assets under him/her,
  • Analysis of the below the line accounts and may be deployed as a cashier 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;
  • Arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times;
  • Extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis;
  • Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books;
  • Preparation of expenditure and authority to incur expenditure (AIE) funding returns on quarterly basis at County treasury level;
  • Preparation of appropriation in aid (AIA) returns on quarterly basis at County treasury level;
  • Paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations; and
  • Receipting of all money due and payable to government.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination

OR

Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination or its approved equivalent qualification.

Certificate in Computer Applications.

  • Verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
  • Data capture, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports e.g. Imprest and expenditure returns etc.
  • Ensure safe custody of government records and assets under him/her,
  • Analysis of the below the line accounts and may be deployed as a cashier 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;
  • Arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times;
  • Extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis;
  • Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books;
  • Preparation of expenditure and authority to incur expenditure (AIE) funding returns on quarterly basis at County treasury level;
  • Preparation of appropriation in aid (AIA) returns on quarterly basis at County treasury level;
  • Paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations; and
  • Receipting of all money due and payable to government.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination
  • OR
  • Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination or its approved equivalent qualification.
  • Certificate in Computer Applications.
bachelor degree
No Requirements
JOB-69c57898b1f5c

Vacancy title:
Accountant I

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Accounting & Finance, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Nakuru County Government

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 15 2026

Duty Station:
Nakuru | Nakuru

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, March 26 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Company Overview

The county’s rich history is joined at the hip with that of the entire nation. When the Kenya-Uganda railway line was constructed, although heavily criticized as the Lunatic Express or a road to nowhere, it had a profound impact on the creation of the nation today known as Kenya.

Job Description

  • Verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
  • Data capture, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports e.g. Imprest and expenditure returns etc.
  • Ensure safe custody of government records and assets under him/her,
  • Analysis of the below the line accounts and may be deployed as a cashier 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;
  • Arranging for withdrawal of cash for office use and ensuring safety of the same at all times;
  • Extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis;
  • Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books;
  • Preparation of expenditure and authority to incur expenditure (AIE) funding returns on quarterly basis at County treasury level;
  • Preparation of appropriation in aid (AIA) returns on quarterly basis at County treasury level;
  • Paying personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books and treasury regulations; and
  • Receipting of all money due and payable to government.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) and passed Part II of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination

OR

Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination or its approved equivalent qualification.

Certificate in Computer Applications.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, April 15 2026
Duty Station: Nakuru | Nakuru
Posted: 26-03-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 26-03-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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