Accounting Jobs Kenya School Of Law.

Accounting Jobs Kenya School Of Law.
The Kenya School of Law is a Postgraduate Training Institution run under the auspices of the Council of Legal Education Act, Cap. 16A of the Laws of Kenya. The core mandate of the Council of Legal Education is inter alia to train for legal professional development and in particular to train lawyers for entry into the legal profession as Advocates of the High Court of Kenya.

For over 40 years the School has discharged this mandate under the leadership of the office of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Justice National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs.

From 2006, however, the School became a Semi-Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA) with an expanded mandate and reviewed terms of service for its staff.

The core functions of School as currently constituted includes provision of the following services;-
* Advocates Training and Paralegal Studies;
* Continuing Professional Development, Projects and Legal Research

In order to effectively meet these expanded functions the School wishes to recruit full time high calibre personnel who will join the existing strong team of staff to help it realize its vision of being the preferred centre of excellence in legal education and training in the Eastern Africa region and beyond.

We are looking for independent, strategic actors who are in good health, are ICT literate, customer oriented, and can lead change.

Specifically we seek to recruit:-

1. Senior Accountant Ref: CLE/KSL/HR11/10 KSL 5 1 Position

Overall purpose of the job
To assist the Finance Manager in giving strategic direction to the finance function of the School by way of introducing new financial procedures while strengthening existing ones. The incumbent will also assist in giving accurate periodic budgets and reports that reflect the true financial position of the School.

Person Specification
The successful candidate will:
* Possess a relevant masters degree and be a holder of CPA (K);
* Have served for a minimum of 5 years, 3 of which should be in a management position;

2. Accountant Ref: CLE/KSL/HR12/10 KSL 6 1 Position
Overall purpose of the Job
Reporting to the Finance Manager the incumbent will be responsible for preparation of accurate periodic budgets and reports that reflects the financial position of the School and to ensure control and timely response to routine demands for cash.

Person Specification
The successful candidate will:
* Hold a bachelor of commerce (accounting option) degree or equivalent. Possession of CPA (K), or equivalent will be a definite advantage;
* Have a minimum of 5 years in a busy accounting environment;

3. Assistant Accountant Ref: CLE/KSL/HR13/10 KSL 7 1 Position
Overall purpose of the job
Reporting to the Finance Manager the incumbent will assist in the preparation of accurate periodic budgets and reports that reflect the financial position of the School and to assist in ensuring control and timely response to routine demands for cash.

Person Specification
* Hold a bachelor of commerce (accounting option) degree or equivalent.
* Possession of at least CPA II, or equivalent will be a definite advantage;
* Have a minimum of 3 years in a busy accounting environment;

In addition to the above specifications all the candidates for these positions will:-
* Have the ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines;
* Have excellent communication skills with the ability to prepare concise oral presentations and written reports;
* Have good Information Communication Technology skills;
* Have excellent planning and organizational skills;
* Have good customer care and public relations skills;
* Have good interpersonal skills;
* Possess good interpersonal relations skills and be a team player;
* Have the ability to work under minimal supervision.

Competitive remuneration package and benefits will be offered to the successful candidates.

All applications should include the job reference number, a reliable email address, day-time telephone contact and must be accompanied with a detailed curriculum vitae and copies of relevant certificates.

Send your application to:-

The Human Resource and Administration Manager,
Kenya School of Law,
P. O. Box 30369-00100,
Nairobi.

So as to reach him not later than 24th September 2010

Applicants can also email PDF copies of application letters, certificates, and detailed CVs to lawschool@ksl.ac.ke indicating positions and reference numbers as the subject of the email.

Please note that:-
1. Those who had applied for these positions earlier need not reapply;
2. Due to the high number of applications anticipated, it will not be possible for us to respond to each applicant thus if you do not hear from us within one month of the deadline please consider your application unsuccessful.

For detailed description of the jobs visit www.ksl.ac.ke

CLE / KSL is an equal opportunity employer.