Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills). 

Academic qualifications 

Higher Diploma in Accounting or any other related disciplines.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

CPA III/ACCA II or an equivalent accounting qualification from a recognized institution.

Previous relevant work experience required.

At least 4 years’ experience in a finance/accounting role.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

Receiving and processing duly approved invoices to enhance customer service;
Preparing payment vouchers in a timely manner to ensure adherence to the Turn Around Time as stipulated in the Interdepartmental Service Level Agreements (SLA);
Ensuring proper and detailed narration is given for all payments to ensure clarity of purpose;
Updating ledgers to ensure accurate financial record keeping; 
Scrutinizing invoices and LPOs to ensure compliance with set regulations;
Writing cheques, forward for approval, record for dispatch to enhanceaccountability;
Uploading approved payments into bank systems to enable signatories to authorize for release to payees
Posting payments, journals and receipt vouchers in the various sub-ledgers to ensure that the general ledger is up to date;
Preparing journal vouchers to ensure corrections and appropriate postings in the ledgers 
Updating and filing tax returns and other statutory financial obligations to ensure compliance with the law
of petty cash advance in a timely manner to ensure adherence Turn Around Time as stipulated in the Interdepartmental Service Level Agreements;
Filing the Fund's accountable documents to help protect from mishandling and keep for future reference;
Tracking payments and ensuring accuracy of paid accounts to ensure no documents are misplace or unpaid;
Utilizing spreadsheets and database tools to assist in financial record keeping;
Carrying out variance analysis on financial data to provide reports for decision making;
Preparing timely and accurate Quarterly and Annual Report and FinancialStatements to reflect the true and fair position of the institution;
Drafting responses to Audit recommendations to provide actions to take to correct the findings;
Updating and maintaining of fixed assets registers to ensure accountability of assets;
Updating and maintaining short term placement register to ensure proper record keeping;
Preparing timely and accurate monthly bank reconciliation reports to ensure accuracy of transactions;
Proposing risk management strategies that relate to the section to update the risk register to help identify what needs to be done to prevent future incidences; and
Adhering to laid down accounting controls procedures and processes to ensure consistency in the day-to-day operational activities