Accounts Clerk and Word Processing Operator (Temporary)

About the role

The Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Moka is advertising two temporary positions: Accounts Clerk and Word Processing Operator (General Purpose). Candidates must submit completed application forms, together with copies of birth, marriage (if applicable), academic and professional certificates and a valid Certificate of Character, by 3.30 p.m. on Monday 7 September 2026.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Accounts Officer and Senior Accounts Officer
• Prepare salary and wage papers, vouchers, claims and receipts
• Write cheques and supervise their issue and despatch
• Manage petty cash and its book, handle overseas orders and banking transactions
• Maintain debtors' ledger, creditors' ledger, vote control book, plant register and cash books
• Check overtime forms, handle transport bookings and vehicle maintenance, process car loan applications
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements, expenditure and revenue analysis, and assist with stock verification and final accounts
• Work on computerised accounting and payroll software
• Type and collate official documents, perform simple clerical work, and operate telefax and e-mail
• Replace confidential secretaries when needed

Required profile

• Accounts Clerk: Cambridge School Certificate with credit in at least five subjects including English, French, Mathematics or Principles of Accounts, or equivalent; accounting pass at Higher School Certificate or London Chamber of Commerce and Industry with at least two years of finance/audit experience, or a Level 2 Book Keeping certificate with at least four years of such experience
• Word Processing Operator: Cambridge School Certificate or O-Level with English and French, or equivalent; typewriting certificate at 25 wpm and a word/data processing certificate, or proof of computer operation
• Candidates under 45 at the closing date, unless in government service or a parastatal

Required skills

• Computerised accounting and payroll software
• Word processing and data processing packages
• Typewriting at 25 wpm

What we offer

• Accounts Clerk: Rs27,352 per month plus salary compensations at approved rates (PRB 2026)
• Word Processing Operator: Rs23,617 per month plus salary compensations at approved rates (PRB 2026)