Job Opportunities at Migori County - 8 Positions

Responsible to the Board CEO/ Secretary, the Principal Accountant will be responsible for Financial Management and Accountability in the department to ensure efficient processing of transactions and maintenance of various financial resources, policies, strategies and systems to enable the Board achieve its mandates.

Principal Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare financial work plans for the Board so as to achieve its mandates;
• Maintain financial discipline to ensure compliance with Public Finance Management Act;
• Verify vouchers and committal documents to ensure they are prepared in accordance with laid down rules and regulations;
• Ensure timely and accurate data capture, maintenance of primary records such as vote book, ledgers, cash books and register to ensure that they are up to date for use in management accounts for decision making;
• Prepare and consolidate expenditure returns and balance and roll of the cash books on daily basis as required by the accounting rules and regulations;
• Prepare management reports such as impress and expenditures to ensure the funds are utilized for the intended operation;
• Ensure confidentiality and security of all financial files to control the altering of the files to prevent fraud in the section;
• Keep records of cash flows within the Board and assist in the timely and accurate preparation of expenditure reports to inform decision making;
• Analyze invoice/payment queries to proactively resolve the queries.

Qualifications for the Principal Accountant Job

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Be a holder of Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a business-related course from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Knowledge and experience in applying Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);
• A minimum of five (5) years hands on experience in Finance and Accounting functions;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence in managing finance and accounting functions;
• Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPAK) in good standing;
• Proficiency in the use of word processing and spreadsheet software is desirable
• Satisfy the requirement of Chapter six of the constitution;