Sub County Revenue Officer at County Government of Kisumu

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate collection of revenues especially at the Sub county level,
• Responsible for maintenance of Sub-county revenue documents, collection of revenue and supervision of staff under him/her;
• Making accurate entries of revenue;
• Tracking accountable documents;
• Verifying and reconciling figures and authenticating the work of Revenue Clerks;
• Issuing and accounting for revenue handling materials;
• Banking collections on time; :
• Heading teams of revenue assistants/clerks in performance of tasks;
• Heading revenue collection transactions of critical nature;
• Submitting weekly revenue returns and preparation of monthly returns for the sub county;
•  Perform any other duties that maybe assigned from time to time.

Requirements for Appointment 

• Be a holder of Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration/Management or Bachelor of Arts in relevant field from a recognized university; Conversant with QuickBooks and sage pastel accounting;
• Have experience in revenue collbction in the public or private sector for a minimum period of 2 years;
• Membership to professional bodies (e.g. ICPAK, ACCA etc.) will be an added advantage;
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and development objectives and ability to align them to the County's mandate;
• Be conversant with the provisions of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act;
• Be a team player with exemplary leadership qualities, interpersonal, communication, and collaborative skills; ICT proficiency (Information technology skills is an added advantage
• Certificate in Computer application skills relevant to financial management from a recognized institution; Satisfies requirement of Chapter. six of the constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.