Accountants I - 6 Posts At The County Government Of West Pokot

Requirements for Appointment
a candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) passed
Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination Part III or its approved equivalent qualification.
Certificate in Computer Applications
Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities
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 return etc.
He/she will be responsible for the safe custody of 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 cheques books;
Preparation of expenditure and Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) funding returns on quarterly basis at district 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.