Accountant

Human Resource Management Professionals Examinations Board (HRMPEB)

Nairobi·Degree·Closed

At a glance

Entry-level accounting role at HRMPEB handling routine financial operations including payment processing, cashbook management, and statutory returns. Requires only a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Business Management, or Economics — no prior experience is stated as mandatory. CPA(K) and ICPAK membership are listed as added advantages only, making this accessible to recent graduates looking to enter public sector finance.

SectorFinance

GradeHRMPEB Grade 5

ReferenceHRMPEB/ACC/5/1/04

Deadline2026-06-01

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About

HRMPEB is a state corporation administering HR professional examinations in Kenya. The Accountant (entry grade) handles day-to-day financial transactions, payment processing, record-keeping, and routine financial reporting under the guidance of a senior officer.

Key Responsibilities

•Preparing and verifying payment vouchers as well as revenue vouchers and submitting for processing

•Carrying out routine accounting work such as balancing of cashbooks, imprest and advances

•Maintaining registers of documents received and dispatched

•Primary data entry in ledgers, cashbooks, vote books and registers

•Issuing receipts for monies received

•Filing payments and receipt vouchers and ensuring safety of accounts files

•Filing simple statutory returns with relevant institutions

•Entering in the system entries relating to revenues and expenses

•Processing imprests, advances and other disbursements and remitting statutory deductions

•Preparing and maintaining financial records

•Preparing simple management reports such as imprest and expenditure returns

Requirements

✓Bachelor's Degree in any of the following disciplines: Finance, Accounts, Commerce (Finance Option), Business Administration, Business Management, Economics or its equivalent from a recognized institution

✓Proficiency in computer applications skills

✓Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution

✓Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (CPA-K) — Additional Advantage

✓Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or any other recognized professional body — Additional Advantage

CHAPTER SIX

This role requires Chapter Six compliance — proof is only needed once you're offered the job, not at application time.

How to Apply

Email softcopy applications to recruitment@hrmpeb.or.ke, quoting reference HRMPEB/ACC/5/1/04 and job title on the subject. All documents must be merged into a single PDF file. Applications must reach the Board on or before 1st June, 2026 by 1700hrs. Alternatively, post to: Chief Executive Officer, Human Resource Management Professionals Examinations Board, P.O. Box 23733 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

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