{"id":92578,"date":"2026-03-16T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/general-accountant\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:00:53","slug":"general-accountant","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/general-accountant\/","title":{"rendered":"General Accountant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>Reporting to the Unit accountant, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:<\/p>\n<p>\tAssist the Unit Accountant\u00a0in the preparation of any and all reporting and analysis requirements regardless of reporting frequency including daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc. 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