Project Accountant at The National Treasury and Economic Planning

Job Description

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Excellence in Economic and Public F­inancial Management, and Development Planning. MISSION To Provide Leadership in Economic and Public Finance Management, and development planning for shared growth through formulation, implementation and monitoring of economic, financial and development policies. Core Values The National Treasury and Planning is committed to providing quality services to all and is guided by the following Core Values; Customer focus: We put our customers first and continuously provide timely and quality services that match or exceed their expectations. Results Oriented: The National Treasury and Planning shall relentlessly pursue timely attainment of targeted results at all levels Stakeholder Participation: We adopt a participatory approach to policy formulation, planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation to facilitate inclusiveness, ownership and consensus. Professionalism and Ethical Practices: All staff shall uphold high moral standards and professional competence in service delivery. Transparency and Accountability: We uphold transparency and accountability in service delivery. Teamwork and Commitment : We embrace team work and commitment through collaborative efforts of all actors to achieve common goals.

VACANCY NO: 12/PA/

Specific responsibilities of the Project Accountant include but are not limited to the following:

Preparation of Accounting source documents. File the project documents appropriately with adequate cross reference to ensure ease of retrieval. Follow up of accountabilities, maintaining a detailed log of outstanding accountabilities. Data entry into the accounting system. Preparation of reconciliations for review by the Financial Controller. Facilitate both internal and external auditors to audit the project’s financial transactions and reports to meet the required submission dates by IFAD. Support the Financial Controller in preparation of reports to enable the withdrawal of funds from IFAD and GoK. Maintain key registers such as fixed assets; inputs into the contracts register, contract monitoring forms. Support the financial controller in the preparation of informative management accounts in the form of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports regarding aspects of project financial monitoring bringing out variances and advising implementers as to the limits of expenditure. Support in review reports of IFAD/GoK supervision or review missions and follow-up on the implementation of agreed actions. Support in review other aspects of the accounting and financial control systems, including cash management and banking; procurement of goods and services; advances and acquittals; authorisation of expenditure; and budget/actual comparisons. Preparation of the Annual Financial Report. Carry out any other activities as may be assigned by the financial controller.

Minimum Requirements

An Advance Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related with a bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting from a recognized University. CPA-K qualification At least 7 years of relevant work experience, 3 of which in a donor funded project. Membership to ICPAK required. Computer-literate including accounting packages and well-versed in the use of Excel, Word, and basic data base set-ups. Fluent in English (written and spoken). Excellent communication skills and practical knowledge of Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills.