Accountant I
Egerton University; 2008-Date.
Develop and install sound accounting and financial management including procurement systems
and procedures aimed at improving financial performance and effective control and custody of
the company’s assets.
? Ensure that proper books of accounts are maintained to satisfy legal and internal requirements
? Provide timely and accurate monthly financial and accounting information to management
? Proper cash flow forecast and management ensuring timely and full debt collection
? Treasury/bank reconciliation
? Prepare year-end financial accounts and ensure that the year-end audit exercise progresses
smoothly
? Develop, enhance and implement sound accounting and operating procedures including sound
internal controls and ensure adherence to company policies.
? Safe custody of the cash collections and ensuring the banking is timely done
? Ensure compliance with tax, financial and other reporting and statutory requirements
? Prepare and compile company budgets and control costs in line with the approved budgets
? Provide leadership to the team and manage performance
? Planning, assigning, directing and reviewing of accounts teams reports and operations
? Provide advisory opinion and guidance on investment opportunities and decisions
? Addressing complaints from external parties e.g. suppliers and customers
? Oversee payroll processing, computations and integrity making timely adjustments and payment
of statutory obligations (NHIF,NSSF, PAYE and HELB) in compliance with the law.
? Review, investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and
reports
? Update fixed assets and prepayment schedules.
? Ensure timely payment of insurance, maintenance and repair of all company assets and economic
disposal of the same.
? Manage all contracted suppliers of the company’s and oversee the effective running of the
transport service/program
? Acting /holding brief for management when assigned
? Any other duties that may be assigned.
Egerton Sacco; Accountant; 2006-2007
? Prepares quarterly economic performance report for the senior manager.
? Preparation of the society final accounts.
? Preparation of monthly financial management report
? Prepares society financial quarterly reports for board of directors.
? Prepares annual society budget with assistance of the budget committee.
? Supervising all the society activities when the senior manager is not present.
? Tax administration.
? Compiles all society daily transactions and summarizes all the work done in accounts covered by
the employees from all departments/sections.
? Ensures that all cash transactions involving the co-operative expenditure are properly authorized
? Supervises cash office operations and the strong room operations.
? Keeps custody of cheque books and is responsible to the senior manager for drawing of all
cheque.
