Garissa Water and Sewerage Company
(GAWASCO) is an agency of County Government of Garissa mandated to distribute
water and offer sanitation services in Garissa town and its environs.
In order to ensure the Company delivers on
its mandate, we now seek to recruit a high caliber, results oriented and self
driven professional who will provide leadership and strategic direction in the
capacity of the following post:
Finance and Administration Manager
Key Responsibilities
·
Design
and develop financial policies and strategies and co-ordinates their
effective implementation to ensure compliance and general
review.
·
Advise
the Managing Director and the Board on effective ways of maintaining adequate
liquidity to finance the operations of the institution.
·
Design
and manage the implementation of effective cash office systems for cashiering
services, proper recording and billing and devise a mechanism of automating
revenue collection.
·
Supervise
the preparation of payroll and payment of salaries ensuring that appropriate
statutory deductions are made and remitted to respective authorities.
·
Design
and implement appropriate controls with regard to debt and credit management,
assets management, tariffs, charge rates, and all tax matters of the
institution.
·
Guide,
lead and manage the staff in the department.
·
Co-ordinate,
guide and assist the Heads of Departments in the preparation and evaluation of
all departmental annual budgets to consolidate the same into the institution
budget and create systems and procedures for monitoring performance against
budget.
·
Co-ordinate
and supervise the preparation of Management and Financial information including
the establishment and maintenance of effective control systems for preparation
of Monthly, quarterly and year end management.
·
To
manage, in conjunction with the Managing Director, staff contracts and HR
matters.
·
Perform
treasury management activities and manages the institution’s bank accounts,
loans and other financial instruments and investment portfolio with a view to
effective cash-flow management.
·
To
be responsible for the Company’s IT resources, maintaining and implementation
·
Ensure
provision of timely and high quality client services; Develop new innovations
in service provision; Carry out customer surveys and propose improvements from
feedback received;
·
Liaise
with the Treasury, Auditor General (Corporations) and parent Ministry for Coordination
of financial and accounting matters.
·
Prepare
annual financial statements and forward to the National Audit Office.
·
Custodian
of the Company strategic plans. Follow up and monthly monitoring of the
strategy implementation.
·
Any
other duties as may be assigned by Managing Director as required by exigencies
from time to time.
Qualifications, Competencies and Experience
·
Degree
in Finance or related course
·
CPA
(K) or its equivalent
·
MBA
in Finance, Accounting or Strategic Management is added advantage
·
Over
5 years’ work experience with at least 2 years as a Finance Manager Experience
·
Must
have excellent understanding of the Kenyan water sector reforms
·
Knowledge
of International Accounting Standards
·
Familiarity
with Kenyan regulations and practices especially in finance & human
resources
How to Apply
All applicants must meet the requirements
of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity by
submitting clearance certificates from:
·
Ethics
and Anti-Corruption commission (EACC)
·
Higher
Education Loans Board (HELB)
·
Credit
Reference Bureau (CRB)
·
Criminal
Investigation Department (CID)
·
Kenya
Revenue Authority (KRA)
Interested candidates who fit the above
criteria and are eligible to apply should send their application letter and
updated CV in one document clearly marked the position you are applying
for to
The Chairman
Garissa Water Service Company
P.O Box 1088-70100
Garissa,
Email
address: chairman@garissawater.co.ke
so as to reach him not later January 5,
2018.