Senior Accountant at Kitui County

Job Group ‘CPSB 08’ (L) (2 Posts)

Requirements for appointment 

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:-

• Be a Kenyan Citizen;
• Served in the grade of Accountant I, Job Group ‘K’ or in a comparable and relevant 
• position in the Public Service for a minimum period of three (3) years; and
• passed Part III of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or its recognized 
• equivalent qualification.

OR

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration 
• (Accounting option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant qualification adjudged to 
• be its equivalent from an approved institution and have passed part II of Certified Public 
• Accountants (CPA) Examination or its approved equivalent.
• Certificate in Computer Applications; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Personal Qualities

• In addition to the above requirements, an officer must have the following qualities:
• Ability to get on well with the diverse workforce;
• Good knowledge in the professional field of specialization;
• Good communication skills;
• Ability to take instructions; and
• Good organisational and supervisory skills.

Core Skills

• Team playing skills;
• Accuracy;
• Care for resources;
• Manual dexterity;
• Execution of instructions;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Analytical skills; and
• Records Management skills.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities entail:

• Preparing timely and accurate management reports;
• Authorizing payments and signing cheques subject to limit set;
• Certifying and verifying returns, documents and vouchers;
• Monitoring the collection of revenue including inspection;
• Balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis;
• Processing payments, reimbursements and disbursements; and
• Keeping safe custody of accountable documents, government assets and records