Manager - Staff Payments (Finance) at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS  

This position reports to the Chief Manager – Finance Accounting and Reporting

Duties and Responsibilities

The job holder is responsible for ensuring that KRA has an efficient and effective staff related expenditure function in accordance with government legislation and KRA policy and procedures 

• Responsible for the processing of all staff payments.
• Responsible for review, recommendation and payment of stations’ reimbursements.
• Review and processing of Senior Management Main and Fixed Term Contracts staff Payrolls.
• Review/ Approval of payments to staff and payroll deductions to various organizations as per established Authority limits and reconciliation of the underlying accounts.
• Facilitate preparation of the KRA staff budget.
• Responsible for the Internal and External Audit issues relating to staff and payroll payments and responding to related issues in Management Letters.
• Supervision and appraisal of staff in the Section.
• Develop effective evaluation framework for service delivery within the Staff Expenditure Section.

Specific requirements

• University degree in Commerce /Economics/Business Administration or related field 
• CPA or ACCA Finalist  
• Member of ICPAK or any other equivalent professional body
• Computer literacy
• At least five years experience in an accounting or auditing department / set up of which two years should be at Managerial or Asst. Managerial level.

Competencies required for this Role

• High integrity
• Analytical skills
• Communication & Interpersonal skills
• Team player & Results oriented
• Good Presentation skills