Director Finance at Kiambu County Government

(CPSB 03)

Job Reference No: KCPSB/FEP 1/2020
Terms of Service: Three (3) year Contract –Renewable
Gross Salary Scale: 121,430 - 169,140 – As per SRC Guidelines

Job Purpose & Reporting Responsibility

The Director Finance shall be In-charge of the County Treasury Financial Services and shall report directly to the Chief Officer Finance, ICT & Economic planning.

Requirements and Competencies for Appointment

For appointment to this post a candidate must; -

• Be a Kenyan citizen.
• Hold a degree in Business Administration; Economics, Finance, Commerce or in a financial related discipline from a recognized university
• A holder of a Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Business Management/Administration, Finance, Economics or Commerce from a recognized institution
• Served in the public or private sector for a minimum period of ten (10) years.
• Registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and in good standing.
• Shown outstanding capability in Financial Management.
• Ability to articulate and implement Departmental Mandates.
• Organizational, analytical, managerial and decision making skills.
• Resource management skills.
• Leadership, advocacy, relationship building and collaboration, result oriented and self-driven, Integrity and commitment to producing results.
• Must satisfy the provisions of chapter six of the constitution of Kenya 2010.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Control of Budgetary commitments;
• Financial evaluation and processing of major policy changes (i.e. changes with substantial financial implications) within the County
• Incorporation of County budgets, release of funds to departments and monitoring the use of their financial resources;
• Monitoring and servicing of guaranteed loans and taking follow up action on the recovery of funds owed to the County Government;
• Monitoring and review of programme implementation and taking corrective measures;
• Timely issuance of Authority-to-Incur Expenditure (AIE) to various spending points and ensuring that AIEs are consistent with quarterly ceilings; and undertaking risk management for the County.
• Plays advisory role to the Chief Officer and County Executive Committee member on Financial matters; and
• Any other relevant duty as may be assigned from time to time.