Job Purpose
To
ensure that all transactions are well vouched and maintained according to
policy in addition ensuring that books of original entries are accurate.
Key Responsibilities
- Vouching of receipts, payments and reviewing
effectiveness of internal controls;
- Verifying accuracy of the Invoices and other
payments supporting documents;
- Processing payments and ensuring payment
vouchers are properly coded;
- Assisting accountant with posting processed
payments to the General Ledger(GL);
- Assisting in carrying out bank reconciliations
and other final accounts functions as directed;
- Assisting senior accounts staff with various
tasks such as preparing budgets and annual accounts;
- Reviewing weekly cash collection schedules and
ensure all collections for the week have been banked and reconciled to
original source documents;
- Posting of journals and updating of imprests
register;
- Maintaining register for accountable documents
and ensures their safe custody;
- Preparing of routine performance reconciliation
schedules and reports
- Contributing to university annual budgeting and
planning process;
- Preparing routine,weekly and monthly
reconciliations for all accounts and outstanding imprests surrendered;
- Issuing reports for overdue unsurrendered
imprests for recovery and follow up; and
- Any other duty as assigned from time to time.
Job specifications
Minimum requirements:-
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or
Business Administration and CPA Part I; OR
- Part III of the Certified Public Accountants
(CPA) examinations or its recognized equivalent; OR ii) Part II of the
Certified Public Accountants (CPA) with six (6) years working experience,
three(3) of which as Senior Accounts Assistant Grade 7 or its equivalent;
- Proficiency in relevant computer applications in
Accounting software
How to Apply
Terms of Service
The
appointment to the positions of Senior Procurement Officer, Senior Estates
Officer, Medical Officer, Clinical Instructor and Technologist and other
administrative positions shall be on Permanent & Pensionable upon
satisfactory completion of six (6) months probation period and subject to
satisfactory performance. The appointment to the position of University
Librarian shall be on a Five (5) year contract term
Applications
should be accompanied by a detailed Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of
relevant academic and professional certificates, National Identity Card or
Passport, testimonials, e-mail addresses and telephone contacts and any other
relevant supporting documents.
Only successful candidates shall be required to submit valid clearances from
the following bodies;
- Kenya Revenue Authority 2 Hicher Fdu Higher
Education Loans Board
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
- Directorate of Criminal Investigation
(Certificate of Good Conduct)
- Registered Credit Reference Bureau
They
should also provide names, telephone numbers and contact addresses of three (3)
referees. Applicants should request their referees to submit their confidential
reports to the undersigned to be received on or before 24th
November, 2025.
One (1)
copy of the application should beI sent via registered mail or courier marked
with the reference number on the envelope to the under-signed. A Soft copy in
PDF running format should be sent to recruitmentnovember2025@mmust.ac.ke.
Applications should be addressed to the undersigned to be received on or before
17th November, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.
Applicants
with foreign earned qualifications should have their certificates certified by
the
Commission
for University Education (CUE).
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration & Finance)
Masinde Muliro
University of Science and Technology
P.O. Box 190-50100
KAKAMEGA
