Finance Officer at Kenya Space Agency

Person Specifications (Education, Experience & Competencies) 

• Bachelor's degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Business Administration, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) or a relevant professional body;
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implementing policies, strategies, legislation, guidelines, frameworks, norms, regulations, plans, standards and programs on finance, accounting and resource mobilization;
• Providing advice and supervision to various functional areas on the budget preparation process;
• Preparing the budget for recurrent and development votes;
• Implementing budgetary controls and management of financial returns;
• Evaluating and scrutinizing expenditure proposals;
• Preparing the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budget for the Agency;
• Undertaking expenditure monitoring and expenditure review and forecast;
• Ensuring sound financial and accounting principles and controls are applied to all financial transactions of the Agency;
• Implementing audit recommendations to improve accounting processes and procedures;
• Receiving and analyzing quarterly revenue reports;
• Preparing quarterly and annual management and statutory reports;
• Identifying and compiling areas of risk in the department;
• Developing and implementing business continuity plans; and
• Implementing Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).