Finance Manager at Kenya Utalii College

Job Details

• Planning and co-ordinating accounting services; ensuring safe custody of College’s assets
• Developing financial controls to ensure prudent usage and management of financial resources
• Preparation and submission of financial statements as required by the law
• Developing and evaluating financial systems and make recommendations for improvement
• Identifying incidences of non-compliance with laid down financial systems and financial risks facing the College
• Ensuring preparation of timely and accurate accounting management reports; authorizing payments
• Carrying out operational performance analysis
• Managing performance in the division
• Maintaining effective budgetary controls
• Ensuring implementation of financial controls and procedures
• Mentoring, training and appraising staff
• Supervising the preparation of the departmental annual work plans and budgets
• Prioritizing projects and activities for the purpose of financial reporting
• Co-ordinating the development and circulate corporate budget template to divisional/departmental heads
• Co-ordinating and participating in the preparation of the corporate budgets
• Preparation of Monthly Management reports
• Preparation of Performance contract reports on Financial aspects
• Updating data to facilitate the preparation of monthly/quarterly/ annual Financial statements
• Maintaining and preparing Development Expenditure Reports
• Ensuring spending is in line with the budget
• Providing information for audits
• Working with all divisions/departments and the management team to help make financial decision
• Recommending ways to reduce costs and increase profits
• Analyzing financial performance and contributing to medium and long-term organizational planning/forecasts

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Bachelor’s degree in B.Com (Finance Option)
• CPA (K) or ACCA III or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Seven (7) years relevant experience, three (3) of which must be in senior management
• Attended Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution
• A member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability as reflected in work performance and results
• Meets the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya
• Demonstrated results in work performance