Senior Finance Officer at Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA)

Reporting to Principal Finance Officer the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring prudent management of financial resources and the reporting thereof within the existing legal and regulatory framework.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and variance reports for submission to management and the commission;
• Computing corporate taxes and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements;
• Collecting and reviewing various financial data for the preparation of financial statements and other reports for both internal and external use.
• Preparing EPRA for its corporate-wide annual audit and monitoring implementation of the auditor’s recommendations.
• Analyzing monthly general ledger account activity, journal entries, accruals, variances to forecast, and reconciliation of various accounts, fixed asset administration
• Reporting on EPRA’s assets and liabilities including balance sheet account reconciliations and review of intangible assets and updating the asset register

Qualifications

• At least four (4) years working experience;
• A Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Finance, Accounts Commerce (Finance Option), Business Administration, Business Management, Economics or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• A Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Finance, Accounts Commerce (Finance Option), Business Administration, Business Management, Economics or its equivalent from a recognized institution; is an added advantage;
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) Or its equivalent;
• Membership of professional body (Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya ICPAK, ACCA) in good standing;
• Certificate in supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Demonstrated results in work performance;
• Proficiency in Computer Applications;
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution