Kiambu County Director Finance and Accounts Jobs in Kenya

Kiambu County Director Finance and Accounts Jobs in Kenya

CAKSB 11

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position of Director
Finance and Accounts in the County Assembly of Kiambu.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provision of the Accounting and Finance services, including:

Provide leadership on the strategic and policy direction for the directorate in order to
ensure efficient service delivery and adherence to existing laws;

supervise preparation of the Budget for the Assembly;

Offer advisory services to the board on the strategic direction in all matters relating to
finance and Accounting;

Supervise preparation of the quarterly and annual reports to ensure compliance with the
PFM Act 2012;

Review expenditures for the Assembly to ensure they are within the budget as required by
the PFM Act 2012;

Link the County Assembly with Treasury to ensure exchequer requests are met and
government financial policies are effectively implemented by the Assembly;

Formulation, interpretation and application of Accounting and Finance policy, procedures,
rules and regulations;

Giving guidance and exercising control in all financial matters of the Assembly;

Overall preparation of CAKSB budget;

Issuance of Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) to units;

Planning and monitoring the programmes and projects of the Assembly;

Evaluation of financial implications of major policy

changes;

Co-ordination of donor funding for the Assembly;

Any other duty as may be directed by the Clerk of the Assembly.

Requirements for appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have satisfactory served as a Principal
Accountant/Finance/ Officer CAKSB 10 for a minimum period of three (3) years;

Be in possession of either a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics; Bachelor of
Commerce (Finance/ Accounting Option); or other relevant discipline from a recognized
university;

He/ she must have demonstrated professional competence either in financial management;
Accounting or Economics;

Knowledge of the IFMIS system

Master’s degree is an added advantage;

CPA Finalist or such other equivalent qualifications;

Member of ICPAK in good standing;

Holder of a strategic leadership course certificate from a recognized Institution; and,

Relevant education, experience and knowledge as determined by the CAKSB

All applications should clearly indicate the position applied for in the envelope and
reference line and be addressed to:

The Clerk
County Assembly of Kiambu
P.0. Box 1492-00900 Kiambu

The applications should be sent or hand delivered to the office of Clerk at County
Assembly of Kiambu Buildings so as to reach the office on or before Monday 18th
November, 2019 at 5:00 pm:

Kiambu County Director Finance and Accounts Jobs in Kenya