Accountant
Overall Purpose of the Job
Maintenance of financial records, budgets, monitoring and reporting on donor project funds
Duties
To plan, organize and implement accounting operations and objectives; coordinates and integrates all activities toward achievement of established goals and objectives,
To ensure all functions and programs under charge are performed within established budgetary parameters, to include performing cost control activities, monitoring revenues and expenditures, and ensuring sound fiscal control;
To prepare fiscal documentation regarding accounting activities, e.g., weekly, monthly and annual reports,
Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts for all funds,
To plan, manage, coordinate, and implement the year end closing processes and procedures for the assigned accounting records; conducts year-end closing process; provides information to financial auditors; conducts standard internal audits of various accounting records;
To ensure adherence to generally accepted accounting standards and principles; ensures maintenance of proper audit trails and verification and reconciliation actions for all processed work,
To evaluate receipts, expenditure forms, purchase orders, distributions, and disbursement orders for the purpose of ensuring compliance with policies,
To perform verification and reconciliation tasks for invoices/ receipts/ balances according to department checks and balances procedures,
Ensure proper set up and running of accounting systems,
Preparation and Compilation and combination of donor financial reports as per guidelines,
Preparation of the audit files
Qualifications
Has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree Accounting option or its equivalent.
Has a minimum of CPA K professional qualification, a registered member of ICPAK;
Excellent MS Excel and MS Word
Knowledge of having handled an accounting program e.g. pastel
Performance Indicators
Extent of carrying out duties and responsibility in #3 above
Personal Traits
Proven problem solver with the ability to work in a diverse team environment.
Has good interpersonal and communication skills
Good organizational Skills.
Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
A good knowledge of social teachings of the Church and Ethical principles
Integrity
Analytical skills
Confidentiality
Result oriented
Attention to details
Applications should be addressed to:-General Secretary
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops – General Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
NairobiEmail to hr@catholicchurch.or.keApplications must reach us on or before 11th March 2022
Apply via :
hr@catholicchurch.or.ke
