Job Title: Senior Finance & Accounts Officer
Grade: NCIA 4
Terms of Service Permanent
& Pensionable
Salary Scale Min. Kshs.
170,300 to Max. Kshs. 224,300 (Monthly Gross Pay)
Department: Corporate
Support Services
Unit: Finance & Accounts
Location/Workstation
Co-operative Bank House, Nairobi
Reporting Relationships
Reports to: Principal
Finance & Accounts Officer
Direct reports: Finance
& Accounts Officer
Job Purpose
The job holder is
responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations within the Unit to
ensure that policies and guidelines are developed within acceptable ethical and
legal standards towards achieving the Centre’s Mandate
Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks
- Monitoring
expenditure.
- Preparing
monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts.
- Preparing
budgets for the Centre.
- Preparing
periodic financial statements, including profit and lost accounts, budget,
cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries.
- Expenditure
forecast and prioritization of projects and activities for the purpose of
financial allocations in the budget.
- Preparing
special reports by studying variances.
- Developing
forecasts.
- Providing
a support service by working with all departments and the management team
to help make financial decisions.
- Ensuring
spending is kept in line with the budget.
- Informing
key strategic decisions and formulating business strategies.
- Advising
on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions.
- Analyzing
financial performance and so contributing to medium and long-term business
planning/forecasts.
- Offering
profession/judgmental on financial matters and advising on ways of
improving business performance.
- Interpreting
and communicating financial data to non-financial officers.
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Liaising with other function to put the finances and accounts in context.
- Monitoring
and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements
when needed verification of vouchers and committal documents in accordance
with the laid down rules and regulations.
- Oversee
maintenance of primary records such as cashbooks, ledgers, vote books,
registers and preparation of simple management reports including imprest
and expenditure returns.
- Ensuring
safe custody of Centre’s records and assets.
- Authorize
payments of personal merchant claims as guided by cash balances in the
cash books.
- Preparation
of final accounts.
- Overseeing
preparation of budgets.
- Responsible
for accurate and timely preparation of management reports on income and
expenditure of the Centre.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Commerce
(Accounting/Finance), Business Administration or its equivalent
qualification from a recognized institution.
- Certificate
in a senior management course from a recognized institution.
- Certificate
in computer application skills.
- Professional
qualification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Be
a member of recognized professional body in good standing.
- Meet
all the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya
Previous Relevant Experience
- Served
in the grade of Finance & Accounts Officer for a period of three (3)
years, with a minimum period of three (3) years.
or
- Have
relevant working experience of at least five (5) years with minimum of
three (3) years in senior management position in public or private
organization.
How to Apply
The Public is notified of
the following: –
- Detailed
job descriptions, requirements, and how to apply are available on the
website ncia.or.ke.
- All
applications MUST be
received on or before Wednesday,12th October 2022 by 5:00
pm. Late applications will not be accepted
- There
are No fees charged by NCIA for any
application of these positions
- Only
Shortlisted candidates will be notified of prospective interview dates and
successful candidates may undergo necessary background checks with
relevant institutions.
- Any
canvassing or solicitation by or on behalf of an applicant for the above
vacancies will disqualify the applicant.
- Upon
offer of employment, the successful candidates must satisfy the
requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by providing
copies of: –
- Original
academic certificates
- Clearance
from Higher Education Loans Board
- Clearance
from Criminal Investigation of Department
- Clearance
from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
- Clearance
from Kenya Revenue Authority (Tax Compliance Certificate)
NCIA-EMPLOYMENT-APPLICATION-FORM
Applicants are requested
to submit soft copies (PDF) of cover letter, CV, certificates &
testimonials, and a completed NCIA Employee Application Form which can be
downloaded from the Centre’s website. Applications are only accepted in soft
copies through email address hr@ncia.or.ke addressed to: –
The Registrar/CEO
Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration
Co-operative Bank House,8th Floor
Haile Selassie Avenue
P.O. Box 548 -00200 NAIROBI – KENYA
Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
NCIA is an equal opportunity employer
