Accountant

Bring your accounting expertise to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions! As an Accountant, your work directly impacts justice and good governance in Kenya. Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. Ready to make a difference? Apply now!

Pursuant to Section 13 (2) of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act No. 2 of 2013, the Office shall have power to appoint, control and supervise its staff in a manner and for such purposes as may be necessary for the promotion of the purpose and the object for which the Office is established.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the under listed vacancies:

ACCOUNTANT DPP 8- FIVE (5) POSTS V/NO. 2/2026

Basic Salary Scale: Kshs 69,394 p.m. – Kshs.112,094 p.m.

Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Benefits:
House Allowance: Kshs.16,500 p.m.
Commuter Allowance: Kshs.5,000 p.m.
Leave Allowance: Kshs.6,000 p.a.
Medical Insurance Cover: As covered by the Medical Insurance Cover for ODPP staff
Group Life Insurance Cover: As covered by the Group Life Insurance Cover for ODPP staff
Group Personal Accident Insurance Cover: As covered by Group Personal Accident Insurance Cover for ODPP staff
Car loan: Up to Kshs.1.5 million

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Finance option or Accounting or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
2. Certified Public Accountant – CPA Part II or its equivalent qualifications; and
3. Meet Chapter Six (6) of the constitution of Kenya 2010.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This is the entry grade for this cadre. An officer at this level may be deployed to work at the Regional or County Offices under the guidance of a senior and experienced officer. Specifically, duties and responsibilities will include:

1. Implementing accounting policies, standards, systems, strategies and procedures for the Office;
2. Monitoring effectiveness of accounting policies guidelines, procedures and standards;
3. Facilitating expenditure control;
4. Preparing payment vouchers both for staff claims, imprest warrants and suppliers;
5. Invoicing of all payment vouchers;
6. Invoicing of AIEs for all ODPP spending units;
7. Filing of all vouchers both for payments, receipts, imprest and surrenders of imprest;
8. Custodian of voucher stamping stamps;
9. Maintaining various voucher movement registers;
10. Filing, storing and retrieval of official documents for the accounts division;
11. Processing of invoice payment through the Integrated Financial and Management Information System (IFMIS); and
12. Filing and storage of accounts documents.