The Kenya Episcopal Conference – Catholic Secretariat wishes to announce a vacant post of an Accountant
Duties and Responsibilities
* 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 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
* Compilation and combination of financial reports
* Preparation of the audit file
* Plans and directs the activities of accounts assistants engaged in the maintenance of a variety of accounting records and controls applicable to all financial transactions of the KEC-Catholic Secretariat.
Qualifications
* Has a Bachelor of Commerce Degree Accounting option or its equivalent.
* Has a minimum of CPA K professional qualification;
* Excellent MS Excel and Ms Word
* Has a minimum of CPA K professional qualification;
* Excellent MS Excel and Ms Word
Performance Indicators
* Extent of carrying out duties and responsibility in #4 above.
Personal Traits
* Is a committed Catholic, with good recommendation from own Parish Priest
* Is a person of attested integrity, with high degree of stewardship of resources
* Is innovative and assertive
* Is able to work under little supervision
* Is able to serve people of all types of temperament.
* Is a person of attested integrity, with high degree of stewardship of resources
* Is innovative and assertive
* Is able to work under little supervision
* Is able to serve people of all types of temperament.
Our recruitment procedures shall be followed.
Applications should be addressed to:-
Secretary General
Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
Nairobi.
Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
Nairobi.
or hr@catholicchurch.or.ke
To reach him on or before 28th April 2011
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
