Vacancy title:
Accountant

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

Jobs at:
Kenya School of Law

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 24 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Accountant at Kenya School of Law

Job specifications (duties)

The specific duties and responsibilities of the officer will entail assisting in: -

• Co-ordination of cash office operations by daily checking of the petty cash book postings in the accounting system for accurateness;
• Preparing and submitting financial statements and reports to provide regular updates of the institutions financial position;
• Ensuring compliance with Income Tax Act, VAT Act and that all taxes are timely paid;
• Reviewing of postings to the general ledger for completeness, accuracy and conformity to IPSAS AND GAAPS;
• Reviewing of journal entries specifically salaries, Deferred income and Depreciation to ensure accurate amounts have been inputted;
• Managing and controlling accounts payables by verification of payments to suppliers and contracted professionals to ensure their ledgers are up to date;
• Ensuring accurate posting of supplier’s invoices and payment vouchers in the accounting system by daily reconfirming the postings for ease of General Ledger reconciliation;
• Ensuring bank reconciliations are done by 10th of the following month to enable in depth review and resolution of reconciling items;
• Maintaining of ledger accounts by daily posting of related transactions that will assist in preparation of final accounts;
• Checking accuracy of transactions including payments and receipts to ensure financial prudence;
• Ensuring timely responses to both internal and external audit queries so as to get a good audit report;
• Maintaining and updating fixed assets register to reflect the correct position for informed management;
• Ensuring timely payroll statutory returns to relevant authorities;
• Examination of payment vouchers against budgetary allocation;
• Preparing of cash flow forecast;   
• Preparing and submit statutory deductions so as to avoid penalties from non-remittance and late remittance of the same to comply with statutory obligation;
• Ensuring safe custody of all Accountable Documents through lockable safes to avoid fraud through manipulation of old records;
• Preparing monthly payroll journals and ensuring they are filed and captured in the accounting system; and
• Ensuring transactions are properly recorded and accurately entered into the computerized accounting system.

Persons’ specifications

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

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration (Finance or Accounting option) from a recognized institution;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter six of the Constitution; and
• Proficiency in Computer Applications and Accounting Packages.

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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