Principal Accountant

• Develop and implement financial regulations, policies, strategies and plans
• Prepare and review budgets and implement budgetary and expenditure control
• Maintain books of accounts and financial records and verify bank reconciliation statements
• Monitor revenue collection and expenditure against approved budgets
• Develop and implement internal financial controls and manage financial risk in the college
• Prepare financial and management reports and statements
• Authorise payments and claims within set limits and ensure compliance with statutory obligations
• Liaise with administration to maintain the college asset register
• Liaise with internal and external auditors and implement audit recommendations
• Verify records relating to government grants and donor funds and monitor statutory deductions and remittances
• Maintain financial records for projects and programmes and monitor petty cash

Qualifications & Experience:

• Cumulative service period of nine years' relevant work experience, three of which should have been in the grade of Senior Accountant or a comparable position
• Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field
• Part III Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) or equivalent qualification
• Registered with ICPAK, ACCA or a comparable professional body
• Certificate in a management course lasting not less than four weeks
• Proficiency in computer applications

Skills & Competencies:

• Financial reporting and budgeting
• Internal controls and risk management
• Statutory compliance
• Audit liaison
• Asset and grants accounting
• Team leadership