VACANCY NO: 8/2021

The Project Accountant shall deputize the Financial Controller and will be responsible for ensuring a proper accounting filing system; follow up of accountabilities from Counties,
staff, and other implementers, data entry and reconciliations. The workstation will be at PMCU Nakuru but he/she travel extensively within the Project area, as may be required. He/she will sign a six (6) year Contract of Employment with the initial six months on probation. The contract will remain in force but renewable annually based on satisfactory annual performance. He/she will be answerable to the Financial Controller for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Preparation of source documents, e.g. payment vouchers, journal vouchers, data entry into the accounting system and preparation of reconciliations for review by the financial controller.


• Chronological filing of documents with adequate cross-reference to ensure ease of retrieval and Follow up of accountabilities, maintaining a detailed log of outstanding accountabilities.


• Facilitate; both internal and external auditors to audit the project’s financial transactions and reports to meet the required submission dates by IFAD;


• Support the financial controller in preparation of reports to enable the withdrawal of funds from IFAD and GoK;


• Proactive support to the County designated project support accountants;


• Maintain key registers such as fixed assets; inputs into the contracts register, contract monitoring forms.


• Support the financial controller in the preparation of informative management accounts in the form of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports regarding aspects of project financial monitoring bringing out variances and advising implementers as to the limits of expenditure;


• Any other official duty as may be assigned by Financial Controller and the Project Coordinator.

Academic qualifications and other requirements for the Position:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting option), or Finance, or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration; Accounting or Finance options from a recognized University.


• Must have full CPA-K qualification or its equivalent.


• Have at least five (5) years of experience working in a similar field out of which three (3) years in a government donor-funded project.


• Computer-literate including accounting packages and well versed in the use of Excel, Word and basic database set-ups.


• Must meet the requirements of chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines and work with minimum supervision;


• Ability to work and interact with people from diverse, professional, social and cultural backgrounds;


• Good interpersonal and communication skills, excellent planning, organizing and recordkeeping skills;


• Ability to work as a team player, self-motivated and creative thinker, good analytical and quantitative skills, report writing and excellent coordination and negotiation skills;


• Fluent in English (written and spoken);