Purpose of the Job
Officers in this Division are responsible for the prudent
management of the Commission’s financial resources and providing accurate and
timely financial information for decision support by both management and the
Board.
Functions of
Accountants
- Develop
financial system and implement sound financial policies, systems,
procedures and internal controls in compliance with Statutory Regulations
and International Accounting Standards and communication of the financial
policies, strategies, and plans and ensure their evaluation thereof;
- Revenue
collections & Managements;
- Budgeting
and Budget Control;
- Records
& Accounting ;
- Management
of working capital;
- Preparation
of the financial statements; and
- Investment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- The
Officer will be responsible to the Manager, Finance & Accounts through
the Senior Accountant for the implementation of the Division’s objectives
in a result-oriented and timely manner to achieve the Corporation’s goals,
objectives and agreed performance targets.
Duties and
responsibilities will entail:
- Availing
information to customers when necessary, upon request and escalate where
unable to avail;
- Receiving
and verifying invoices/claims/imprest request from suppliers/staff and
posting in appropriate registers and forwarding to Finance Manager for
authorization;
- Receiving
authorized requests (claims, invoices, imprest) and processing (prepare
voucher/warrant) and capturing of the payment;
- Receipting
of cash/revenue received immediately upon recognition;
- Posting
payments and receipts in the cashbook daily;
- Performing
monthly bank reconciliation;
- Processing
of statutory deductions payments, VAT, Withholding tax, etc.;
- Preparing,
updating and reconciling creditor, debtors and general ledgers and
providing debtors report;
- Preparing
remittance advices for suppliers;
- Preparing
weekly payment status report itemising pending payments; and
- Any
other duties as may be assigned.
Job
Specification
Academic &
Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in commerce, Business Administration, Business Management (Finance
or Accounting option) or other relevant and equivalent qualifications from
a recognized institution;
- Certified
Public Accountants (CPAK) Examination OR Diploma in Finance/Accounts or
its recognized equivalent qualifications; and
- Proficiency
in computer applications.
Job Experience &
Requirements
- Fulfil
the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
Key Competencies &
Skills
- Computer
literate;
- Analytical
skills;
- Conversance
with finance ERP; and
- Good
communication Skills.
How To Apply
