Senior Chief Finance Officer at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Job Details

• served for a minimum period of (14) years in finance/budget function, and currently serving at the grade of Chief Finance Officer/Deputy Director of Budget, CSG 6;
• a Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Accounting, Business Administration, Finance from a University recognized in Kenya;
• a masters degree in business administration (MBA), Economics, Finance, Commerce or in any other Financial related discipline from a University recognized in Kenya;
• a certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• shown outstanding capability in financial management; and
• demonstrated understanding of national development goals, policies and objectives, national values and principles of governance.

Responsibilities

Ministries/Departments

An officer at this level will head a finance department in a large Ministry/ Department with large budget outlay. The officer will be required to develop budgetary requirements for the Ministry and coordinate the activities of the department. Specific duties include:

• scheduling of expenditures consistent with work plans;
• contract liability projections for the identification and budgeting of contractual and legal financial obligations;
• providing leadership in the Budget management;
• 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;
• coordinating the preparation of the Ministerial Public Expenditure Reviews and the sector reports; and
• undertaking risk assessment and management of the Budget.

The National Treasury (Budget Department)

As the Senior Deputy Director of Budget, the officer will deputize the Director of Budget.

Specific duties include:

• coordinating the overall resource allocation in line with national policy;
• undertaking risk assessment on overall Budget policy;
• coordinating the linkage of the overall budget to the sectoral and ministerial cash plans;
• coordinating the development of budget policy, budget systems and reforms; and
• coordinating capacity building in the Finance units/Budget department.