Job Description

Job Description

The Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) was established in 1964 as a Department under the then Ministry of Education. This establishment was subsequent to Kenya’s Membership to UNESCO in April 7, 1964 as the 73rdMember and in line with UNESCO Constitution of 1945. Over the years, KNATCOM has continued to promote and coordinate UNESCO’s activities in Kenya and supported UNESCO’s agenda at the international levels. At the same time, KNATCOM is also the point of contact for the Association for Development of Education for Africa (ADEA) and the Commonwealth. KNATCOM was transformed into a State Corporation on 25th January, 2013 following the enactment of the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Act 2013. This transformation was consistent with Article VII of the UNESCO Constitution of 1945 and the provisions of the 1978 Charter of National Commissions for UNESCO. As a Commission, KNATCOM has a dual mandate of promoting Kenya’s national interests in UNESCO and UNESCO’s international interests in Kenya, Regionally and Globally. In summary, the Commission: mobilizes financial, technical and informational resources from UNESCO;promotes collaborations between national and international institutions; promotes knowledge and information sharing; facilitates national and international policy formulation in the fields of education, sciences, culture and communication & information among many other functions.

Functions

• The Finance and Accounts officers are responsible for the following functions:


• Develop financial system and implement sound financial policies, systems, procedures and internal


• controls in compliance with Statutory Regulations and International Accounting Standards and


• communication of the financial policies, strategies, and plans and ensure their evaluation thereof;


• Revenue collections & Managements;


• Budgeting and Budget Control;


• Records & Accounting;


• Management of working capital;


• Preparation of the financial statements; and Investment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Availing information to customers when necessary, upon request and escalate where unable to avail;


• Receiving and verifying invoices/claims/imprest request from suppliers/staff and posting in


• appropriate registers and forwarding to Finance Manager for authorization;


• Receiving authorized requests (claims, invoices, imprest) and processing (prepare voucher/warrant)


• and capturing of the payment;


• Receipting of cash/revenue received immediately upon recognition;


• Posting of payments and receipts in the cashbook daily;


• Performing monthly bank reconciliation;


• Processing of statutory deductions payments, VAT, Withholding tax, etc.;


• Preparing, updating and reconciling creditor, debtors and general ledgers and providing debtors report;


• Preparing remittance advices for suppliers;


• Preparing weekly payment status report itemising pending payments; and Any other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Business management (Finance or


• Accounting option) or other relevant and equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;


• Certified Public Accountants (CPAK) Examination OR Diploma in Finance/Accounts or its recognized equivalent qualifications;


• Proficiency in computer applications; and


• Fulfil the requirement of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Computer literate;


• Analytical skills;


• Conversance with finance ERP; and


• Good communication Skills

Method of Application

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Closing Date : 29 March. 2022

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