Senior Accountant

About the role

The Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) is hiring a full-time Senior Accountant in Nairobi. The role oversees financial reporting and accounting operations, implements financial management and reporting processes and ensures compliance with public sector financial regulations and standards, providing accurate financial information to support prudent resource stewardship and decision-making.

Key responsibilities

• Examine payment vouchers and post them in the vote book and budget control records
• Process imprests, advances and other disbursements and remit statutory deductions
• Examine cash and bank reconciliation statements
• Prepare cash flow projections and investment proposals
• Prepare financial reports and statements, and prepare budgets for recurrent and development votes
• Maintain the imprest ledger and follow up on the surrender of imprests
• Provide safe custody of accounting records, documents, assets and authority records
• Compile expenditure proposals and monitor project and programme expenditure periodically
• Process medium-term expenditure and revised estimate budgets, and prepare fiscal reports
• Undertake variance analysis and recommend remedial measures
• Prepare funding and resource mobilization proposals

Required profile

• Cumulative six years of relevant work experience, including three at Accountant I level or a comparable position
• Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Accounting), Business Management (Accounting/Finance), Business Administration (Accounting/Finance) or an equivalent qualification
• CPA II / ACCA II or an equivalent accounting qualification
• Membership of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or a relevant body in good standing
• Merit shown through work performance results

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, accounting standards, financial reporting requirements and regulatory compliance
• Proficiency in accounting systems, financial analysis tools and advanced spreadsheet applications
• Computer application proficiency
• Analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with attention to detail and accuracy

To apply, candidates use the link provided in the original listing to submit their application.