Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:
Person
Specifications: For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:
- Cumulative period of nine (9) years relevant
work experience, three (3) years of which must have been at the grade of
Senior Finance and Accounts Officer or in a comparable position.
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting or
Finance Option), Business Administration (Accounting Option) or its
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)K by Kenya
Accountants and Secretaries Examination Board (KASNEB) or any other
relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
- Membership to a relevant professional body where
applicable and in good standing.
- Certificate in Management Course lasting not
less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
Responsibilities:
The
Social Health Authority (SHA) is looking for a Principal Finance and Accounts
Officer. This role involves developing and implementing financial policies,
managing internal controls, monitoring revenue and expenditure, and ensuring
compliance with financial regulations and statutory obligations.
Job
Purpose: This cadre is responsible for ensuring prudent management of financial
resources and the reporting thereof within the existing legal framework.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing financial
regulations, policies, strategies and plans.
- Preparing and reviewing budgets.
- Implementing Budgetary and expenditure control.
- Maintaining books of accounts and financial
records.
- Monitoring revenue collection and expenditures
based on approved budgets.
- Verifying bank reconciliation statements.
- Developing and implementing internal financial
controls.
- Preparing financial and management reports and
statements.
- Maintaining accurate and complete financial
record of the Authority.
- Authorizing payments and claims within set
limits as approved.
- Ensuring compliance with applicable financial
statutory obligation and circulars.
- Managing financial risk control in the
Authority.
- Liaising with administration to manage and
maintain the Authority asset register.
- Liaising with internal and external auditors and
responding to audit queries.
- Verifying records relating to Government grants
and other donor funds.
- Monitoring of statutory deductions and
remittance.
- Maintaining financial records for projects and
programs.
- Identifying, analysing and managing of financial
risk control in the Authority.
- Monitoring, analysing and reporting on revenue
collection and expenditure based on approved budgets.
- Monitoring petty cash.
- Preparing periodic financial management reports.
How to Apply
