Chief Finance Officer at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

V/No.41/2017

Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.109,089 – Ksh.144,928 p.m. (Job Group ‘R’)

Qualifications for the Chief Finance Officer Job

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• served for a cumulative period of twelve (12) years, three (3) of which should have been in the grade of Senior Principal Finance Officer/Assistant Director of Budget, Job Group ‘P’ and above or in comparable relevant positions in the Public Service;
• a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following discipline: Commerce (Finance Option), Economics, Business Administration, Business Management or Finance from a university recognized in Kenya;
  OR
• any other Bachelor’s degree from a university recognized in Kenya plus Certified Public Accountant II (CPA II) qualification;
• a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), Economics, Finance, Commerce or in any other Financial related discipline from a university recognized in Kenya;
• shown outstanding capability in Financial Management; and
• demonstrated understanding of national development goals, policies, objectives and national values and principles of governance.

NOTE: Possession of a strategic leadership course from a recognized institution will be considered an added advantage

Responsibilities for the Chief Finance Officer Job

• An officer at this level will be deployed as a head of Finance Department in a Ministry/State Department or in the Budget Department at the National Treasury.
• At the Ministry/State Department, the officer will be responsible for: developing budgetary requirements for the department; ensuring systematic expenditures consistent with work plans;
• Developing contract liability projections for the identification and budgeting of contractual and legal financial obligations;
• Budget planning, preparation and implementation;
• Coordinating the preparation of annual work plans, procurement plans and cash management;
• Advising the accounting officer on financial management matters; and
• Coordinating the preparation of the Ministerial Public Expenditure reviews and the sector reports.
• Coordinating the allocation of resources among a number of ministries through public sector process;
• Providing leadership in budget management;
• Taking charge of all matters pertaining to the budget, including preparation, printing and submission of the estimates to Parliament;
• Dealing with parliamentary questions and issues pertaining to expenditure, monitoring and control;
• Advising the Treasury on Budget management; and
• Assessing the risk involved in new and existing budget policies.