Assistant Director- Finance & Accounts
Full Time @Commission on Administrative Justice posted 22 hours ago in Accounting & Finance Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 4194
Job Description
Assistant Director- Finance & Accounts
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND ,
- Experience4 years
- Location Nairobi
- Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Advising the Commission on all financial and accounting matters;
- Verifying financial management and budget performance;
- Overseeing the preparation and submission of statutory returns;
- Overseeing the preparation of Commission papers on financial matters;
- Ensuring compliance to accounting standards and regulation;
- Ensuring maintenance of proper books of Accounts;
- Conducting the monitoring and evaluation of financial information systems;
- Advising The Commission Committees on financial matters;
- Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations;
- Mobilizing and managing the Commission’s financial resources;
- Ensuring preparation of annual budgets;
- Coordinating the payment of suppliers in accordance with the Commission’s policies and procedures;
- Overseeing the design and financial aspect for all donors and agreements with donor agencies;
- Oversee the management of statutory and regulatory changes impacting the finance function;
- Ensure preparation of accurate, complete and timely statutory annual reports, including monthly management accounts and balance sheet controls;
- Ensuring safe custody of the Commission’s accounts and records;
- Ensuring establishment of optimal Accounting control systems;
- Monitoring accurate recording of financial transactions;
- Overseeing effective accounting management to ensure effective compliance with set laws, policies, standards and procedures;
- Ensuring the maintenance of proper books of accounts;
- Overseeing safe custody of accountable documents;
- Coordinating the preparation of periodic management and annual financial accounting reports;
- Conducting cash planning and disbursement;
- Ensuring accounting for special funds set up under various statutes;
- Managing accounting information;
- Coordinating the rationalization of estimates, annual appropriation andspecial fund accounts, cash flow control and cost analysis;
- Ensuring statutory deductions are remitted to the relevant authorities;
- Liaising with tax authorities to ensure compliance with the laid down internal and external regulations;
- Overseeing commitment of funds and expenditure trends; and
- Ensuring management of staff performance and capacity building of the finance and accounts personnel.
COMPETENCIES
For appointment to this position, a candidate must;
- Served in the grade of Chief Finance Officer or Chief Accountant or anequivalent for a minimum period of four (4) years;
- Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: – Commerce (Finance option), Economics, Business Administration (Finance option), Business Management (Finance option), Finance or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: – Finance, Business Administration (Finance option), Business Management (Finance option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)K by Kenya Accounts and Secretaries Examination Board (KASNEB) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Certificate in Leadership/Corporate Management lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
- Valid Registration with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or relevant professional body;
- Met the provision of Chapter six of the Constitution; and
- Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence, managerial and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results
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