The KEC- Catholic
Secretariat is the National Administrative, facilitative and Coordinative arm
through which the KEC implements and co-ordinates various Pastoral programs at
the National level and undertakes all those responsibilities which express the
mission of the Catholic Church in Kenya.
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 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
- 3. Performance
Indicators
- Extent of
carrying out duties and responsibility in #2 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.
Our recruitment
procedures shall be followed.
Applications should
be addressed to:-
Secretary general
Kenya episcopal conference-catholic secretariat
hr@catholicchurch.or.ke
Kenya episcopal conference-catholic secretariat
hr@catholicchurch.or.ke
To reach him on or
before 7th June 2013
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted
