Accountant at County Assemblies Forum

The Accountant shall report administratively to the Chief Executive Officer.

Duties and responsibilities

• Ensuring promotion of efficient allocation and utilization of financial resources for maximum benefit to the County Assemblies;
• Providing an effective and appropriate Financial Framework for attainment of the forum’s functions;
• Preparing the forum’s Medium – Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF); preparing annual budgets in collaboration with all departments/units;
• Forecasting and monitoring expenditure; prioritizing projects and activities for the purpose of financial allocations in the budget;
• controlling, monitoring and implementing the forum’s financial resources; applying sound principles, systems and techniques in accounting for the forum’s finances, assets, revenue, expenditure and costs; accounting for special funds set up under various statutes;
• Managing accounting information, which includes coordinating and rationalizing of estimates, annual appropriation and fund accounts, cash flow control and cost analysis;
• Overseeing commitment of funds and expenditure trends; budgeting monitoring and reporting; allocating funds within the budget; and overall financial management control of voted funds and grants;
• Preparing, analyzing and delivering budgetary information to members and relevant forum’s Committees; designing and carrying out relevant Budget research on specific area of interest;
• Guiding the process of assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of County Assemblies Policy Options relating to resource Mobilization, Allocation and Utilization.

Job Qualifications

• Must be a Kenyan citizen
• Must have at least a degree in Bachelors of Commerce (Finance and Accounting Option) or related fields.
• CPA will be an Additional advantage.
• Must have at least 2 years’ experience and knowledge with the IFMIS system.

Note:

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted further

Those invited for interviews will be required to avail current and valid clearances from the following bodies:

• Kenya Revenue Authority
• Ethic and Anti-Corruption Commission
• Directorate of Criminal Investigations
• Hight Education Loans Boards
• Credit Reference Bureau
• Clearance certificates from Helb