Duties and Responsibilities
Duties
and responsibilities at this level will entail: –
- Receiving and analyzing financial reports from public sector
entities;
- Collecting and maintaining database of the public-sector entities;
- Preparing payment and receipt vouchers;
- Capturing data;
- Maintaining primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers and vote
books;
- Keeping safe custody of accounting records;
- Receiving duly processed payments and receipt vouchers
- Writing cheques and posting payments and receipt vouchers in the
cash books;
- Balancing and ruling of the cash books on daily basis;
- Withdrawing and ensuring safety of the cash;
- Ensuring security of cheques and cheque books under their custody;
- Capturing Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) in the system and
filing returns;
- Preparing Appropriation in Aid (AIA) returns; and
- Preparing payment advice (PA) forms.
The
officer at this level will also be responsible for: –
- Raising accounting debt entries;
- Processing payments, reimbursements and disbursements;
- Preparing annual final accounts;
- Verifying invoices and preparing accounting reports;
- Defining employee and supplier details;
- Uploading and capturing accounting data into the system; and
- Providing user support and help desk management.
Requirements for
Appointment
For
appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Commerce
(Accounting or Finance Option), Business Administration (Accounting
option) from a recognized institution or any other relevant equivalent
qualification;
- Plus Part II of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination or
any other relevant qualification from a recognized institution;
- Served in the grade of Accountant II for a minimum period of one (1)
year in the public service
How to Apply
Deadline 13th
March 2026.
