Responsibilities or duties

• Implementing financial policies and regulations;
• Coordinating management accounting and preparation of financial statements;
• Ensuring implementation of financial controls and regulations;
• Authorizing payments within the prescribed limits;
• Coordinating preparation of financial and accounting work plans and budgets;
• Ensuring consolidation of cash flow projections;
• Monitoring implementation of accounting standards and systems;
• Ensuring timely provision of accounting financial reports;
• Compiling and maintaining inventory of all bank accounts and approved signatures;
• Interpreting financial policies, regulations and procedures;
• Ensuring invoicing and accounting of University services;
• Maintaining and updating of accounting records;
• Reconciling creditors, and debtors’ accounts;
• Facilitate payroll and personnel payments;
• Ensuring that all payments are within the approved University budgetary provisions;

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

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Business Administration (Finance or Accounting option); or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting or Finance option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Served in the grade of Accountant II, Grade 11 or in a comparable position

Be a member of a recognized professional body; and

Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;

Passed CPA III / ACCA III from a recognized institution;

Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized institution;

Experience needed

Served in the grade of Accountant II, Grade 11 or in a comparable position

• Implementing financial policies and regulations;
• Coordinating management accounting and preparation of financial statements;
• Ensuring implementation of financial controls and regulations;
• Authorizing payments within the prescribed limits;
• Coordinating preparation of financial and accounting work plans and budgets;
• Ensuring consolidation of cash flow projections;
• Monitoring implementation of accounting standards and systems;
• Ensuring timely provision of accounting financial reports;
• Compiling and maintaining inventory of all bank accounts and approved signatures;
• Interpreting financial policies, regulations and procedures;
• Ensuring invoicing and accounting of University services;
• Maintaining and updating of accounting records;
• Reconciling creditors, and debtors’ accounts;
• Facilitate payroll and personnel payments;
• Ensuring that all payments are within the approved University budgetary provisions;

• Computer Applications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (Finance or Accounting option); or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting or Finance option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Served in the grade of Accountant II, Grade 11 or in a comparable position
• Member of a recognized professional body;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
• Passed CPA III / ACCA III from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer Applications from a recognized institution;