Senior Accountant at Kenya Leather Development Council (KLDC)

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring expenditures of projects and programmes based on approved budgets on a periodic basis
• Reviewing of bank reconciliation statements
• Ensuring safe custody of KLDC’s financial records and assets
• Managing KLDC cash flows
• Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books and other accountable documents
• Preparing annual budgets and provide technical support to technical departments during the budget making process by providing reliable up to date financial information
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to the management
• Managing the commitments and Expenditures within available budgetary provisions
• Preparing fiscal reports and follow up disbursement of funds from National treasury and other financing agencies
• Participating in Resource Mobilization initiatives of KLDC by developing donor budgets and accounting for donor funds

Qualifications and skills

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Administration/Business Management (Accounting/Finance Option) or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Have a certificate in Supervisory Course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Have a minimum of four (4) years relevant work experience
• Be a member of a relevant professional body; Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (ICPAK) or any other recognized professional body.
• Passed Part III or Advanced level of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or any other relevant qualification