Finance Officer

Person Specifications (Education, Experience & Competencies) 

Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Business Administration, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or a relevant professional body;

Proficiency in computer applications.

Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Key Responsibilities:

Implementing policies, strategies, legislation, guidelines, frameworks, norms, regulations, plans, standards and programs on finance, accounting and resource mobilization;

Providing advice and supervision to various functional areas on the budget preparation process;

Preparing the budget for recurrent and development votes;

Implementing budgetary controls and management of financial returns;

Evaluating and scrutinizing expenditure proposals;

Preparing the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget for the Agency;

Undertaking expenditure monitoring and expenditure review and forecast;

Ensuring sound financial and accounting principles and controls are applied to all financial transactions of the Agency;

Implementing audit recommendations to improve accounting processes and procedures;

Receiving and analyzing quarterly revenue reports;

Preparing quarterly and annual management and statutory reports;

Identifying and compiling areas of risk in the department;

Developing and implementing business continuity plans; and

Implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).