The National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) was established in 1982 as a department in the then office of the Vice President and Ministry of Home Affairs. Its role was mainly to advice on all matters pertaining to population. NCPD’s mandate was further enhanced under Sessional Paper No. 4 of 1984 on Population Policy Guidelines, and was later revised, to form the backbone of Sessional Paper No. 1 of 2000 on National Population Policy for Sustainable Development.

Job purpose

• The jobholder is responsible for preparing payments, ledgers, bank reconciliations and monitoring of expenditures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Verifying payment vouchers and committal documents to ensure compliance to approved procedures rules and regulations;
• Supervising daily cash count and posting of transactions as per approved systems;
• Ensuring safe custody of cash, cheques, financial records and other accountable documents;
• Liaising with suppliers to facilitate reconciliation of accounts;
• Evaluating and scrutinizing expenditure proposals;
• Ensuring statutory deductions are remitted to relevant authorities;
• Preparing cash flow forecasts statements;
• Carrying out accounting operational performance analysis; and
• Preparing final accounts and statements.
• Preparing budgets for recurrent and development votes;
• Compiling expenditure proposals;
• Monitoring expenditure of projects and programmes on a periodic basis;
• Compiling information required in the budgetary process;
• Processing medium term expenditure and revised estimates budget; and
• Preparing fiscal reports and ensuring timely disbursement of funds

Requirements for Appointment.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have at least the following qualifications:-

• Satisfactorily served for a cumulative period of six years, three of which should have been at Accountant/Finance Officer I or an equivalent position in a comparable organization;
• Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines: – Commerce (Accounting Option), Business Administration (Accounting Option),Business Management (Accounting Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Public Accountant Part II or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results;