Accountant I, Job Group 'K' - 27 Positions At County Government Of Nandi

Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level will be required to deal with accounting operations in an Accounting Unit or County Department. Work at this level will be subjected to occasional checks rather than close supervision.
Specifically, work will involve 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.
He/she will be responsible for the safe custody of County Government records and assets under him/her, analysis of the below the line accounts and may be deployed as a cashier where duties will entail 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 and receipting of all money due and payable to the County Government of Nandi.

Requirements for Appointment
Direct Appointment
For direct appointment to this grade, a candidate must have a Bachelors degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option)
Passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (K) Examination or its approved equivalent qualification.
Must possess at least 3 years working experience in the relevant field.

Core Skills
Team playing skills
Accuracy
Care for resources
Manual dexterity
Execution of instructions
Interpersonal skills
Analytical skills
Records Management skills