Kenya Maritime Authority is a State
Corporation whose mandate is to regulate, coordinate and oversee maritime
affairs guided by the Kenya Maritime Act, No. 5 of 2006 and the Merchant
Shipping Act 2009.
Finance Manager
(KMAG 3)
Department: Corporate Support Services
Section: Finance
Reports To: Head
of Corporate Support Services
Supervision:
- Management Accountants
- Assistant Accountants
- Financial Accountants
Location / Region: KMA Head Office, Mombasa
Purpose: Organization and management of the Finance
Department, direction, control and coordination of financial matters and
ensuring the preparation of timely budgets and reports.
This includes financial and
managerial accounting, financial reporting, tax returns and payroll accounting.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Ensuring that reports and statements Preparing
timely monthly, quarterly and annual management reports and statements;
- Preparing special financial management reports
e.g. general, creditors and debtors reports
- Coordinating and preparing timely and accurate
financial budgets and forecasts by consolidating individual departmental
and section budgets;
- Consolidating cost and revenues and extracting
management information for management decision making;
- Analyzing budgets and other financial
variances and advising the Finance and Administration Manager accordingly;
- Liaising with auditors;
- Developing accounting systems and procedures
- Supervising accounting staff.
Person Specifications:
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of commerce degree (finance,
accounting or banking)
Professional Qualifications
- Certified public accountant (K) or
- ACCA
Experience
- 4 years’ experience with at least 3 years as
senior accountant
- prior experience as an accountant in a
large/busy environment
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal, management and
interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills and highly
confident
- Computer literacy and familiarity with
standard office computer applications
- Ability to work under pressure
How to Apply
Applicants who meet the specified requirements should send their application letters with their detailed CVs, copies of academic and professional certificates and other testimonials together with day-time telephone contact, indicating the post applied for in the application letter and on the envelop to:
Applicants who meet the specified requirements should send their application letters with their detailed CVs, copies of academic and professional certificates and other testimonials together with day-time telephone contact, indicating the post applied for in the application letter and on the envelop to:
The Director General
Kenya Maritime Authority
P.O. Box 95076 – 80104,
Mombasa.
Or drop the application at the Kenya Maritime Authority, White House, 2nd Floor, Moi Avenue, near Dock yard, Mombasa.
Closing date for applications is 29th February 2016.
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Qualified persons with disabilities
are encouraged to apply.
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.