Prepares and submits flash accounts to the Group Accountant. Assists with preparation of monthly management accounts for circulation to executive management. Attends to queries arising from branch, district and division accounts. Comments on Branch, District and Division income statement variance analysis recommending remedial action where necessary and ensures expenditure is relevant to the operating environment. Invites Branch managers, District managers and Divisional Heads to prepare and submit budgets for ensuing year. Collates submitted budgets and checks for reasonableness then submits to Group Accountant. Authorises expenditure, invoices and journals on the accounting system (smart stream) also authorizes petty cash expenditure requests from Bank units. Edits and conducts casting of draft results in preparation for publication. Attends to issues pertaining to the yearend audit and assist auditors in resolving queries. Circulates the Bank�s Daily Balance Sheet Tracking. Performs any other duties assigned by superiors. Decides on priorities of tasks to  be performed with a view of meeting deadlines. Decides on recommendations to be made to the immediate supervisor on improving procedures and systems. Decides on cost control measures after carrying out an expense analysis. Decides on when to make tax payment within due date. Decides level of petty cash expenditure to be approved. Decides on ensuring that all journals are approved before cutoff date. Submit monthly branch and division management accounts to branch managers and divisional heads. Prepare quarterly tax and compliance returns. Monitoring petty cash expenditure on a daily basis. Submit daily balance sheet tracking. Submit branch budgets within due dates. Branch managers disputing expenditure charged to their cost centre. Explaining how overheads are allocated to branches. Challenges in extracting information on business statistics from other business systems. Ensuring compliance with Group�s policies and procedures. Justification of expenditure required by business units. Provides the Management Accountant with input for the preparation of monthly Management Accounts Pack (variance and ratio analysis and performance commentary) for circulation to Heads of Divisions, District Managers, Branch and Cost Center Managers. Assists in liaising with Branches and Departments on their performance on a monthly basis. Prepares and circulates monthly Branch, District and Division accounts. Assists in the coordination of the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly rolling forecasts of the Banking Operations. Provides input to the Management Accountant for project appraisal and cost benefit analysis for new products or new business lines. Assists in the monitoring of bank costs, allocation of overheads. Prepares the daily performance dashboard for the Bank. Assists in half year and year end audits and preparation of financial statements where necessary. Assists in the preparation of accounting reports for ALCO. Reviews and approves exigent expenditure requests falling outside normal petty cash requirements for Branches and Departments subject to a delegated limit. Performs analytical reviews on revenue and expenditure trends for submission to Management Accountant. Circulates the Bank�s Daily Balance Sheet Tracking. Performs any other duties assigned by superiors. Decides on priority of tasks to be performed with a view of meeting deadlines. Decides on recommendations to be made to immediate supervisor on improving procedures and systems. Decides on what to recommend on cost control measures after carrying out an expense analysis. Decides on equitable overhead allocation models and the level of journals to be applied in order to distribute cost centers for the proper tracking of cost center performance. Decides on quality of input for research required to support strategic intervention. Decides on appropriate input for internal funds transfer pricing model to be applied within the Bank. Decides on training requirements for self. Decides on expenditure to be approved subject to the delegated limit. Submit monthly branch and division management accounts to branch managers and divisional heads. Prepares monthly shared costs allocation journal. Monitoring petty cash expenditure on a daily basis. Ensuring the dashboard for the Bank is updated on a daily basis. Prepare research input for ad hoc activities. Submit branch budgets before the due dates. Submit monthly branch and division management accounts to branch managers and divisional heads. Prepares monthly shared costs allocation journal. Monitoring petty cash expenditure on a daily basis. Ensuring the dashboard for the Bank is updated on a daily basis. Prepare research input for ad hoc activities. Submit branch budgets before the due dates. 

Job evaluation subgrade: C