Manager, Finance and Accounts

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating implementation of financial regulations, policies, strategies and plans.
• Coordinating preparation of annual budgets in liaison with Research, Planning and Strategy Division;
• Ensuring effective and efficient use of financial resources.
• Ensuring maintenance of proper books of accounts and other financial records.
• Ensuring maintenance of accurate and complete financial records of the Company and regularly review the financial system.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable financial statutory obligations and circulars.
• Ensuring financial systems are fully implemented to serve the objectives and goals of the organization.
• Ensuring preparation and submitting of financial statutory reports.
• Ensuring timely, accurate preparation of expenditure reports from departments and sections;
• Preparing Divisional Board Papers.
• Coordinating budget implementation, monitoring and review.
• Coordinating preparation of the financial reports, financial statements and submission to relevant institutions.
• Managing accounting information, which includes coordination and rationalization of estimates, annual appropriation and fund accounts, cash flow control and cost analysis;
• Coordinating the staff training and development in the division.
• Setting targets for the accountants and evaluating achievements.
• Coordinating staff appraisal and performance management.
• Coordinating performance contract implementation for the division.
• Organizing and coordinating responses to internal and external audit queries;
• Interpreting financial policies, regulations, and procedures for sound accounting principles, practices and control and management of corporate tax, vat and other statutory deductions.

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or business management (Finance or Accounting option), Commerce (Finance or Accounting option) or other equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Master’s degree in business administration or business management (Finance or Accounting option), Commerce (Finance or Accounting option) or other equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution will be an added advantage.
• Certified Public Accountants (CPA K) or equivalent from recognized institution.
• Registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and in good standing.
• Ten (10) years’ cumulative relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been as a Principal Officer or comparable position.
• Certificate of Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution.
• Certificate in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

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