Temporary Account Clerk

About the role

The Mahatma Gandhi Institute is recruiting, on a temporary basis, an Account Clerk in Moka. The post assists the Accounts Officer and Senior Accounts Officer and covers accounts, petty cash, bank reconciliations and computerised accounting and payroll software.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Accounts Officer and Senior Accounts Officer in their duties.
• Prepare papers relating to salaries and wages, passage benefits, vouchers, claims and receipts.
• Write up cheques and supervise their issue and despatch.
• Deal with petty cash and maintain the petty cash book.
• Deal with overseas orders, collect money and attend to banking transactions.
• Maintain and update the Debtors' Ledger, Creditors' Ledger, Vote Control Book and Plant Register.
• Check overtime forms, handle transport bookings and vehicle maintenance, and process car loan applications.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements, update cash books and other accounting records.
• Work on computerised accounting and payroll software, help prepare monthly expenditure and revenue analysis, and assist in stock verification and final accounts.

Required profile

• Cambridge School Certificate with credit in at least five subjects including English, French, Mathematics or Principles of Accounts, obtained at not more than two sittings, or equivalent qualification accepted by the MGI and RTI Council.
• For candidates without a credit in English, passes at Principal and Subsidiary level plus the General Paper are also considered.
• Either a Principal Level Accounting pass with at least two years of finance/audit experience, a Third Level Accounting pass with two years' experience, or a Level 2 Bookkeeping certificate with four years' experience.
• Knowledge of spreadsheet or computer operation software is desirable.
• Age limit of 45 for candidates outside government service and parastatals.

Written evidence of qualifications, experience and equivalence must be submitted with the application by 3.30 p.m. on 12 February 2026. The salary is Rs19,850 per month plus salary compensations at approved rates.