Finance & Administration Manager
Duration: One Year Contract
The Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) is a county
governments’ agency mandated to accelerate the socio-economic development of
the member counties of Garissa, Isiolo, Lamu, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana River,
and Wajir. FCDC aims to increase trade, tourism, investments and encourage
private enterprise in addition to advancing efforts towards peace building.
FCDC also acts as the member counties coordinating office for Kenya Vision 2030
and related programs and projects to ensure its participation in the national
priority development initiatives.
Finance & Administration Manager Job Duties
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Responsible for planning,
coordinating and directing a combination of procurement, financial management
and human resource management and development functions and other
administrative services;
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Directly supervises personnel
performance in line with the approved policies and procedures;
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Prepares and submits FCDC’s annual
work plan, accomplishment reports and budget proposals to the Board of
Directors for integration and approval;
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Leads the formulation and
implementation of policies, systems and procedures in the maintenance and
disposition of assets, procurement, utilization and storage of supplies,
materials and equipment in accordance with FCDC prescribed standards;
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Reviews and assesses appropriateness
and effectiveness of policies, systems and procedures in all areas of
procurement and property management and recommend revisions and/or adjustments
to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of FCDC policies and processes;
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Reviews documents pertaining to
procurement processes, supplies receipts, reports, inventory and disposal among
others to ensure compliance to prescribed FCDC rules and regulations;
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Prepares procurement documents e.g.
purchase orders, job order and bidding/tender documents;
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Conducts regular in-house inventory
of all assets of FCDC and prepares inventory reports annually;
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Recommends and prepares property
disposal plan in accordance with prescribed FCDC rules and regulations in
coordination with the property inspector and the accountant;
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Ensures updating of directory of
accredited and pre-qualified suppliers, contractors, service providers.
Qualifications for the Finance & Administration
Manager Job
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Bachelor’s degree in business
administration, finance or other recognized professional accounting
qualification, with a post-graduate qualification being an added advantage;
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At least 5 years of progressively
responsible experience in managing finance and administration, ideally for a
development sector or private entity;
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Knowledgeable of financial planning
and budget management principles, policies, laws and regulations as applied to
development institutions;
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Demonstrated ability to work
cooperatively as a member of a team and ability to communicate clearly to
diverse audiences;
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Ability to supervise and train
employees, to include organizing, prioritizing and scheduling work assignments;
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Excellent computer skills especially
Microsoft Office, internet and intranet, excel and use of other accounting
packages.
How to Apply
Interested persons are requested to send their applications to hr@fcdc.or.ke so as to reach by 5.00 pm on 16/12/2016. The applicants should indicate the position applied for and attach a detailed CV and scanned copies of certificates and testimonials. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an intervie
Interested persons are requested to send their applications to hr@fcdc.or.ke so as to reach by 5.00 pm on 16/12/2016. The applicants should indicate the position applied for and attach a detailed CV and scanned copies of certificates and testimonials. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an intervie