Vacancy title:
Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Accounting & Finance, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Commission for University Education

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, June 2 2026

Duty Station:
Red Hill Road, Off Limuru Road, Gigiri | Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 12 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The Commission for University Education (CUE) established by the Universities Act Cap 210 Laws of Kenya is a state corporation mandated to assure quality of university education, training and research in Kenya. A beacon of excellence in the Kenyan university education landscape, the Commission is steadfastly upholding its mandate to promote, advance, and assure quality university education. To achieve these objectives CUE seeks to recruit dynamic, result-oriented, competent and self-driven individuals for the position listed below:

Terms of Employment

Permanent & Pensionable

Accountant-JOB GRADE CUE 6

a) Job Specifications

Duties and responsibilities will entail:

• Facilitating reconciliation of the various ledgers;
• Facilitating preparation of various financial reports and budgets and online submission of reports;
• Preparing annual, quarterly, monthly trial balance reports;
• Maintaining the fixed asset register;
• Advising on assets that need revaluation and those that have been fully depreciated;
• Participating in preparation of periodic budget(s);
• Maintaining and updating the vote book entries;
• Capturing income and expenditure data in the accounting system;
• Identifying officers with outstanding balances and ascertain closing balances at the end of every month;
• Processing statutory deductions for timely submission to comply with the regulations;
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual expenditure reports for review by the management;
• Preparing periodic outstanding imprest reports, cash flow reports to assist in decision making;
• Undertaking bank reconciliations;
• Verifying and examining payment vouchers and staff imprest warrants;
• Accounting for project funds including the preparation of donor fund expenditure analysis reports for review by management;
• Maintaining and controlling financial documents by filing and storing financial reports for future retrieval and reference; and
• Maintaining accounting documents.

b) Persons Specifications

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: -

• Bachelors Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Business Management (Finance option) or other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.

c) Key Competencies and Skills

• Analytical skills;
• Communication skills;
• Interpersonal skills; and
• Organizational skills.

The Successful candidates will be required to provide the following documents before the award of offer in compliance with Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010:

• Valid Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
• Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
• Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).
• Clearance Certificate from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).

For any enquiries, please contact the undersigned.

The Commission Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer
Commission for University Education
Red Hill Road, Off Limuru Road, Gigiri
P.O. Box 54999-00200
Nairobi, Kenya.

CUE is an All-Inclusive Employer. Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Note: Application will only be via the online link, hard copies shall not be considered.

Quality Our Agenda

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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1. Interested and qualified candidates who meet the above requirements are requested to make their applications ONLINE through the Careers portal available on CUE website.

Application Link:Click Here to Apply Now

2. Shortlisted candidates will be expected to bring the original certificates for verification during the interview.

All applications to reach the Commission on or before 2^nd June, 2026 at 5.00 p.m East Africa time.

The Successful candidates will be required to provide the following documents before the award of offer in compliance with Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010:

• Valid Certificate of Good Conduct from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
• Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
• Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
• Clearance Certificate from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB).
• Clearance Certificate from an approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB).

For any enquiries, please contact the undersigned.

The Commission Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer
Commission for University Education
Red Hill Road, Off Limuru Road, Gigiri
P.O. Box 54999-00200
Nairobi, Kenya.

CUE is an All-Inclusive Employer. Any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Note: Application will only be via the online link, hard copies shall not be considered.

Quality Our Agenda

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