## Title: Principal Accountant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated professional to join the Warehouse Receipt System Council (WRSC) as Principal Accountant.

Verify payment vouchers and committal documents in accordance with laid down financial rules and regulations
Process payments, imprest, travel advances and appropriation in aid returns
Receive cash, conduct banking, and balance and reconcile cash books on a daily basis
Verify bank reconciliation statements, statutory deductions payments, and receipting of all monies due and payable to the Council
Prepare and maintain accurate prepayments, accruals and provision schedules
Validate personal and merchant claims guided by cash balances in the cash books in line with National Treasury circulars and guidelines
Apply sound accounting principles, systems and techniques in accounting for finances, assets, revenue, expenditure and costs
Account for special funds, programmes and project funds

Monitor revenue collection and expenditures based on approved budgets
Analyse payments and conduct data analysis to support preparation of accounting reports
Prepare financial statements and reports for the Council
Prioritize programs and activities for results-based allocation of resources
Evaluate and scrutinize expenditure proposals
Compile information required in the budgetary process
Process medium-term expenditure and revised estimates budget
Monitor commitments on expenditures for recurrent, development and donor funds
Prepare budgets for recurrent and development votes
Prepare quarterly financial expenditure forecasts and reports
Initiate proposals seeking funds for additional expenditure and re-allocation of funds
Ensure timely disbursement of funds and monitor expenditures on projects and programmes

Principal Accountant at Warehouse Receipt System Council- WRSC

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