Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) is the government parastatal whose responsibility is to assure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce to prevent adverse impact on the economy, the environment and human health.

KPH/ACCT/1/24

 Job Specifications

Duties and responsibilities: – 

• Maintaining registers of fixed assets, and debtors;
• Collecting and compiling information required in the budgetary process;
• Processing and paying taxes;
• Compiling and processing accounting statistics;
• Verifying cashbook, payment and surrender vouchers;
• Supervising receipting;
• Reviewing of the monthly staff payroll journals
• Preparation of all transfer letters for submission to the bank to effect payments;
• Preparation of bank reconciliations, cash flow statements and monthly reports;
• Reconciliation of ledger control accounts;
• Reconciliation of debtors’ ledger accounts;
• Preparation of Audit supporting schedules for audit purposes;
• Facilitating internal and external audit exercises.

Persons Specification 

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

• Bachelor Degree in Commerce (Accounting option), or be in possession of a degree from a university recognized in Kenya majoring in fields relevant to the Accounting Function such as Finance and Economics;
• CPA II/ACCA II or an equivalent accounting qualification from an institution recognized in Kenya;
• Meets the provisions of the Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.

Skills

• Proficiency in computer applications
• Communication Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Keen to details

Competencies

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize work
• Demonstrated results in work performance
• Demonstrated ability to implement Quality Management Systems; and
• A track-record of excellent time management skills.