Finance Officer at Chevaywa Technical and Vocational College

Reference Number: CTVC/FO/01/26 (1 POST)

Position Summary

Reporting to the Principal, The Finance Officer oversees all aspects of financial planning, reporting, control, and resource utilization to ensure long-term financial viability. The Finance Officer provides strategic and operational leadership to the Finance Department, ensuring effective, professional, and customer-oriented financial services to Chevaywa Technical and Vocational College and its stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure optimum resource allocation and utilization of assets
• Support income generation initiatives and identify opportunities for improving efficiency and expanding revenue streams
• Ensure systems, policies, and controls are in place to uphold the highest standards of financial integrity
• Provide effective leadership and management of the Finance Department and ensuring high quality customer focused services
• Oversee preparation of accurate and timely financial and management reports, ensuring monthly, quarterly, and annual results are monitored and shared with relevant governance bodies
• Provide financial leadership and advice to the management by ensuring they understand the financial implications of decisions
• Oversee internal and external audit processes, ensuring recommendations are implemented effectively
• Lead the preparation of annual budgets and operational plans in consultation with management and budget holders
• Presentation of period management report to the finance committee and the management board and on need basis
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and institutional financial policies
• Grants and donations: Oversee the setup, accounting, and reporting of donor-funded projects to ensure strict compliance with donor terms

Requirements for Appointment

Qualification and Experience

• Qualified accountant in good standing with professional board (CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA)
• Must have attained CPA-K
• Bachelor's degree in commerce, business administration or economics
• Proven track record of working in the Finance Department in a complex organization, preferably a tertiary learning institution or business organization (3-5 years)
• Demonstrate portfolio of solid achievements in previous roles
• Ability to devise, drive and deliver a clear vision of change and take people along with them on the journey
• Working knowledge of a range of accounting software's and ability to interface management information systems

Key Competencies and Skills

• Person with high integrity and ethical standards
• Ability to create and sustain work partnerships and engage effectively with a strong senior team and work across boundaries internally and externally
• Sound emotional health and ability to manage self and others when under pressure
• Open to owning up to personal challenges and continuous learning
• Familiarity with government funding procedures and donor financial reporting requirements
• Ability to manage multiple funding streams and reconcile complex accounts