Finance & Accounts Manager at Anti-Counterfeit Agency

Job Responsibilities

The Manager Finance/Accounts is responsible to Deputy Director Corporate Services for:-

• Ensuring that all financial resources of the Agency are effectively and efficiently managed by maintaining financial controls, prudent procedures, adequate records, and accountability standards that meet requirements of the oversight governance body and regulatory authorities;
• Ensuring financial practices of the organization are carried out in adherence to professional ethics and standards of accounting (per ICPAK and IAS, IFRS);
• Coordinating, generation and analysis of financial and management accounts for the Management and Board;
• Supporting the Agency in the preparation, co-ordination and control of budget, cash flow projections and actual cash analysis;
• Managing annual audits and liaising with external auditors on issues related to audit;
• Liaising with tax consultants and other regulatory authorities (KRA, RBA, NSSF, and NHIF) on areas relevant to them;
• Authorising payroll and ensuring that all statutory and non-statutory deductions are made properly, promptly and are remitted to the respective authorities as required by law;
• Approving payments;
• Acting as the financial advisor to the Agency and provide management with investment advice;
• Ensuring the Agency’s financial resources are safeguarded from loss through fraud and error by maintaining an adequate system of internal controls;
• Ensuring the Agency complies with all the legal, regulatory, and audit requirements;
• Ensuring that timely and accurate reports are submitted to the Management and to Board;
• Ensuring that financial reports are timely and accurate and are in accordance to IPSAS;
• Coordinating preparation and submission of final accounts in a timely manner;
• Providing effective supervision to staff in the division; and
• Performing any other duty as may be assigned.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Business Administration or related disciplines;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Sociology, or related disciplines;
• obtained Certified Public Accountants CPA(K) or its equivalent from a recognized Institution;
• at least ten (10) years working experience, five (5) of which must have been at a managerial level in Finance & Accounting;
• attended a strategic leadership course not lasting less than four (4) weeks; and
• Must be a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya..