Principal Finance Officer at National Legal Aid Service - NLAS

JOB REFERENCE NO. NLAS/PFO/5/1/2026/14

Qualifications.

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

• At least Six (9) years cumulative work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Senior Finance Officer or in comparable position in the Private or the Public sector;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Commerce (Accounting/finance option), Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Business management or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Registered with relevant professional body such as Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or equivalent;
• Certificate in Management Course
• Shown merits and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Principal Finance Officer is responsible for the following functions;

• Monitoring expenditure on projects and programmes periodically;
• Implementing proposals for raising funds;
• Processing commitment of funds and expenditure trends;
• Controlling expenditure commitment in NLAS;
• Assisting the department in the costing of programmes;
• Incorporating the department's inputs into the budget process;
• Ensuring timely adjustment of work plans commensurate with the resources voted in the budget;
• Monitoring expenditures based on approved budgets;
•  Application of sound principles, systems and techniques in accounting for finance, assets, revenue, expenditure and costs;
• Analyzing Appropriation in Aid (A-in-A) reports on quarterly basis;
• Responding to all audit queries raised by both internal and external auditors;
• Coordinating preparations of cash flow projections;
• Participating in developing supplementary financial regulations and procedures to enhance internal controls established through normal Treasury regulations and procedures;
• Maintaining an inventory on all bank accounts of NLAS and their approved signatories, authorizing payments, sign cheques and identify suitable cheques signatories as appropriate;
• Reviewing final accounts prepared within time frame provided by legislation;
• Preparing quarterly financial management report; and
• Recourse mobilization and management of Legal Aid Fund.

Remuneration will be in accordance with NLAS Salary Scale:

• NLAS GRADE 5. 128,570 x 10,755 – 139,325 x 10,755 – 150,080 x 10,755 – 160,835 x 10,755 – 171,590 x 10,755 – 182,345 x 10,755 – 193,100 x 10,755 – 203,855 p.m