Key Duties and Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Control
- Verifying payment vouchers and committal
documents in accordance with laid down financial rules and regulations.
- Processing payments, imprest, travel
advances and appropriation in aid returns.
- Receiving Cash, banking, balancing and
reconciling cash books on daily basis.
- Verifying bank reconciliation statements,
statutory deductions payments, and receipting of all monies due and
payable to the Council.
- Preparing and maintaining accurate
prepayments, accruals and provision schedules.
- Validating personal and merchant claims
guided by cash balances in the cash books in line with the National
Treasury circular and guidelines.
- Applying sound accounts principles,
systems and techniques in accounting for finances, assets, revenue,
expenditure and costs.
- Accounting for special funds, programmes
and projects funds.
Reporting & Budgeting
- Monitoring revenue collection and
expenditures based on approved budgets.
- Analysing payments and carrying out data
analysis to support preparation of accounting report.
- Preparing financial statements and
reports of the Council.
- Prioritizing of programs and activities
for results based allocation of resources.
- Evaluating and scrutinizing expenditure
proposals.
- Compiling information required in the
budgetary process.
- Processing medium term expenditure and
revised estimates budget.
- Monitoring commitments on expenditures
for recurrent, development and donor funds.
- Preparing budgets for the recurrent and
development votes.
- Preparing quarterly financial expenditure
forecasts and reports.
- Initiating proposals seeking funds for
additional expenditure and re-allocation of funds.
- Ensuring timely disbursement of funds and
monitoring expenditures on projects and programmes.
Person Specifications
Mandatory requirements:
- Have Served for cumulative nine (9) years
three (3) of which mush have been in the grade of Senior Accountant, or
equivalent position in a comparable organization.
- Bachelor degree in any the following
disciplines: Commerce, (Accounting or Finance option) Finance, Business
Management, (Accounting or Finance option) or a relevant equivalent degree
from a recognized institution.
- Certificate in Management Course from a
recognized institution.
- Certified Public Accountants Kenya
(CPA-K) or equivalent qualification form a recognized institution.
- Been a Member to ICPAK and in good
standing.
- Be Proficient in Computer Applications.
- Have shown merit and ability as reflected
in work performance and results.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should
visit the Council’s website https://wrsc.go.ke/careers/
for the full job descriptions and specifications.
Candidates who meet the
requirements should submit an application quoting the Job Reference and
position.
- Applications to include a cover letter,
curriculum vitae with details of daytime contacts and email address,
current and expected remuneration, names and contacts of three (3)
referees.
- Applicants must also attach copies of
academic and professional certificates, valid licenses, membership to
professional institutions, copy of national ID/passport and copies of
valid clearance certificates in fulfillment of the requirements of Chapter
six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
How to submit
- Email Applications to be sent to recruitment@wrsc.go.ke with
the job reference number and position as the subject.
- Hand-delivered and posted applications
should be submitted in a sealed envelope indicating the job reference
number and position on the envelope and as the subject of the letter, and
addressed to;
The Chairperson
Warehouse Receipt System Council
Ground floor, Tea House- Naivasha Rd, off Ngong Rd
P.O. Box 22757-00505
NAIROBI
All applications should be
received on or before 15th December 2025 at 5:00 pm.
