County Budget Coordinator at Office of the Controller of Budget (OCOB)

GRADE COB 6

Reporting to the Chief Fiscal Analyst – County Governments, the officer will be responsible for analyzing the performance of the County government budgets and preparation of periodic and special reports. Qualified persons from Tana River, Embu, Kajiado, Kericho, Kirinyaga, Makueni and Samburu Counties are encouraged to apply.
 
 Key Responsibilities:

• Day to day running  and management of the County Office;
• Analyze the performance of County government budgets;
• Organize public participation programs to disseminate information on budget implementation in the counties;
• Prepare monthly reports on withdrawals from the County Revenue Fund;
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and special reports on implementation of the budgets of the County governments;
• Monitor and analyze monthly expenditure returns from the County government in order to analyze and report on county funds utilisation;
• Verify supporting documents for withdrawal of funds from County Revenue Fund and process all requisitions for withdrawals;
• Analyze county government budgets by sector, sub-sector, economic classification, programs and projects;
• Any other relevant duties assigned by Chief Fiscal Analyst – County Governments
• Promoting Prudent Financial Management in the Public Sector

Required Education, Skills and Experience:

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Commerce or its equivalent from  a recognized university;
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya ( CPA-K) and or its equivalent 
• Must have at least three (3) years relevant work experience from a reputable organization;

Required Skills and Personal Attributes

• Leadership Skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Integrity
• Team Player
• Must be well versed with the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and Public Finance Management Act, 2012.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.