Accounts Assistant

The Commission for University Education (CUE) seeks to recruit dynamic, result-oriented, competent and self-driven individual for the position of:

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT – JOB GRADE CUE 8 (Readvertisement)

Reference: CUE/01/2026/028
Terms of Employment: Permanent & Pensionable

a) Job Specifications

This will be the entry grade for Diploma holders. A staff at this level will work under the supervision of a senior officer.

The duties and responsibilities will entail assisting in:

• Entering financial data to appropriate accounts in an automated accounting system;
• Preparing and submitting customer invoices;
• Preparing and submitting of relevant with-holding and VAT payments to the Kenya Revenue Authority;
• Coding and receiving payments;
• Preparing of petty cash reimbursement payment vouchers;
• Preparing and issuing of cheques;
• Endorsing paid vouchers with payment dates, cheques numbers and paying bank;
• Filing vouchers with the aim of effective retrieval;
• Conducting monthly reconciliation of staff and supplier accounts; and
• Receiving and recording incoming payment requests from suppliers and customers and posting in incoming registers.

b) Persons Specifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Diploma in Finance/Accounts or its recognized equivalent qualifications OR Passed Part I of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.

c) Key Competencies and Skills

• Communication skills;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Organizational skills; and
• Team player.