Accountant at Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC, KenGen

Job Summary

The job holder is responsible for budget and budgetary control; working capital management; investment of surplus funds; financial reporting; development and implementation of sound accounting and financial management systems; building capacity on financial management; preparation of periodic management accounts and other statutory financial reports.

Job Description

Duties and responsibilities:

• Verifying vouchers and committal documents
• Invoicing customers promptly as per contractual terms and reconciling debtor accounts
• Confirming compliance with tax laws across all business transactions
• Preparing periodic reports in a timely manner for decision making
• Ensuring safe custody of company records and assets
• Analyzing below the line accounts and handling of cashier duties
• Reviewing payment documents and complying with relevant tax laws
• 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
• Verifying supporting documents seeking for letters of credit
• Extracting and providing cash liquidity analysis
• Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books
• Extracting documents and information for financial audit purposes and for inclusion in periodic reports for decision making

Person Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelors degree in any of the following fields: Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent qualification;
• Certified Public Accountants (CPA) K or final ACCA certification
• At least three (3) years work experience in a large organization