Manager Finance at Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade)

Manager Finance – KTNA 3
Reports to: Director, Corporate Services

Purpose for the Job

The purpose of the job is to provide advisory services on all financial and accounting matters to the Agency.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ensuring compliance with the Constitution, the Public Finance Management Act 2012 and other laws guiding public finance and ensuring proper interpretation and implementation of financial regulations and procedures, Treasury circulars, letters and instructions across the Agency;
2. Developing supplementary financial regulations and procedures to enhance internal controls established through normal Treasury regulations and procedures;
3. Preparation of the Agency’s annual budget by consolidation of all departmental budgets as per Government Policy and presentation to the Board for approval and;
4. Develop and implement budget and expenditure controls so as to ensure that financial expenditure is planned, controlled and properly authorized;
5. Ensuring provision of quality and timely accounting services, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting including preparation of all required statutory, regulatory and procedurally required reports by internal and external stakeholders;
6. Authorizing payments and signing cheques, ensuring that payments to stakeholders are made on a timely and accurate basis and creditors’ accounts reconciled;
7. Account for revenue and ensure accurate debtor records are maintained;
8. Mentor, train and appraise staff in the department;
9. Ensuring requirements of partners funding the Agency in any project are adhered to;
10. Risk management for all aspects of financial management in the Agency;
11. As part of senior management be involved in policy formulation and other senior management duties, spearheading and undertaking such other duties as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the level of responsibility of this job.

Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in any of the following fields:- Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance option), Business Administration (Accounting option), or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Completed Certified Public Accountant (CPA)K by Kenya Accounts and Secretaries Examination Board (KASNEB); Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Leadership management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Work experience of at least nine (9) years, four (4) of which must have been at a management level;
• Membership to a relevant professional body;
• Meets provision of chapter six of the Constitution;