Job Description

Job Description/Requirements

The Kenya National Trading Corporation Ltd is a State Corporation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries &Co-operatives, mandated to act as a procurement agent for the government and participate in the promotion of wholesale and retail trade in order to strengthen the supply chain of essential products within the country. The Corporation is also mandated with the responsibility of supporting the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector through supply of raw materials, provision of consultancy services and identification of markets for their products.

In order to contribute to the achievements of national long term development objectives. KNTC invites applications from qualified candidates for the following positions:

JOB REF HR/6/AA:ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

Job Title Accounts Assistant
Grade
KNTC 7
Corporation/Organization
Kenya National Trading Corporation ltd
Department
Corporate Services
Division
Finance & Accounts
Location / Workstation
KNTC Headquarters Nairobi Reporting Relationships
Reports to
Senior Accountant
Direct Reports
N/A
Indirect Reports
N/A
Job Purpose
The purpose of this job is to undertake bookkeeping, accounting and reporting support duties, as guided by the financial policies, procedures and practices.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
I. Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
N/A

II. Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
1. Retrieve already archived vouchers within the division so as prevent loss of documents by ensuring all documents retrieved are returned promptly;
2. Participate in preparing payment vouchers, imprests and committal documents in accordance with laid down financial rules and regulations;
3. Capture data, maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books, registers and preparation of simple management reports;
4. Receive duly processed payments and receipt vouchers for filing in accordance with the ISO standards;
5. Receive, record and sort documents delivered in the department for processing;
6. Draft, sort and dispatch mail and other correspondence documents to ensure efficiency in processing of documents;
7. Monitor and oversee project activities in the field to ensure proper implementation.
8. Maintain registers and an efficient filling system;
9. Archive and filling of all finance division documents. Job Dimensions:

I. Financial Responsibility
N/A
II. Responsibility for Physical Assets
Equipment, Office Furniture, Records.

III. Decision Making / Job Influence
Operational decisions
Analytical decisions

IV. Working Conditions
Predominantly works from an office setup.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
Diploma in Accountancy;
Accounts Technician certificate Final (ATD II)or equivalent qualification from a recognized institutioninstitution

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
Passed Part I of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination
or
Completed ACCA Fundamental Level or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

Previous relevant work experience required.
N/A

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

Functional Skills
Bookkeeping skills
Attention to detail

Behavioral Competencies/Attributes
Integrity
Professionalism
Team work

NOTE: Kindly take note of the following revisions to the earlier job advertisement that appeared on the MY GOV Publication dated 5th April, 2022;
1.    Please note that this job advert closing date has been revised to 25th April, 2022
2.    The Position of Senior Office Assistant/Messenger has been revised to Grade KNTC 8;
3.    The following Clearances will ONLY be required from successful candidates on offer of job and not at application stage;
•    Clearance from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Good Conduct Certificate);
•    Clearance from Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission;
•    Clearance from Kenya Revenue Authority (Tax Compliance Certificate);
•    Clearance from Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB);

Full job descriptions with requirements are as attached in the link below:

https://kntc.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KNTC-Job-advertisment-5th-April-2022.pdf

While applying, interested candidates are also guided to check the KNTC Salary structure from below link:

www.kntc.co.ke/pay-structure

Interested candidates are hereby called upon to apply in confidence to the address below via Post Office or Hand delivery or via the Email recruitment@kntc.co.ke  latest 25th April, 2022. enclosing cover letter, CV with full details of education background, professional qualifications and relevant experience together with copies of testimonials, academic certificates and National Identity card.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
KENYA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION
2ND FLOOR, KNTC COMPLEX
OFF NANYUKI ROAD, INDUSTRIAL AREA
PO. BOX 30587 – 00100
NAIROBI

KNTC is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified persons including the Youth, Women, Persons with Disability and Persons from Minority groups to apply. Only successful candidates shall be contacted for interviews and canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

KNTC does NOT charge any fee at any stage of recruitment.

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