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