(REF: EAC/HR/2020-21/010)
Grade
: P2
Directorate:
Finance
Department:
Budget
Job reports to Director Finance
Duty Station:
Arusha, Tanzania
Main Purpose of the
Job:
The Senior Budget Officer coordinate the Community’s budget preparations, administer and manage all aspects of the budget functions including examining the budget estimates or proposals for accuracy, precision, and completeness during the budgeting process;
ensuring conformity with financial procedures, policies and organizational objectives during the implementation process; and preparation of timely management accounting reports for management decision making.Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Plan, organize, coordinate, prioritize, assign,
and evaluate the work of the Budget Office;
- Develop, write, coordinate, and provide initial
implementation, and evaluation of long-range capital, financial and
budgetary policies and procedures to influence EAC behavior and encourage
fiscal responsibility;
- Consolidation of the cost centers budget proposals
to the management;
- Participate in consultations with General Purpose
Committee of EAC Assembly on the proposals;
- Develop and maintain database, including the
creation of links to obtain Information from spreadsheets, financial and
account information, and SUN databases; development and maintenance for
capital project reporting and coordinating, and spreadsheet application
development and maintenance to provide timely, accurate, and essential
information for financial decision making and creation of the budget
document;
- Carry out the mid-year review of the EAC budget
every January;
- Hold meetings for discussing the status of the
budget with budget implementers.
- Advice on the possibility of budget flexibility
when need arise;
- Participate in the Sectoral, EAC investment
activities, resource mobilization, Council and Summit meetings;
- Work closely with, department heads, and other
professional staff within the Community in the development of the budget,
Capital Improvement Plan, and other financial reports;
- Acts as a liaison to other Community Offices and
Directorates, administers and participates in special projects relating to
ongoing Community-wide issues and programs; coordinates or conduct
activities with other Community Offices, directorates and departments;
- Monitor funding sources, agency expenditures and
allotments while ensuring compliance with legislative intent, accounting
regulations, and audit compliance principles;
- Perform duties as may be assigned by the
Management from time to time.
Qualifications and
Experience:
- Masters degree in Economics, Economic Policy and
Planning, Economic Policy Management or a related field. He/she must
be Certified Public Accountant (final certificate) .
- 8 years of experience with 3 years at Senior
level. Knowledge of MTEF processes is an added advantage .
Skills and Competencies:
Must have Knowledge of
IFRS, IAS, IPSAS and Accounting Conventions, Knowledge of applicable legal framework
(Donor requirements), Knowledge of ISA and International Audit \requirements,
management and governance skills, Knowledge of use of automated accounting and
information management systems.
Must also have
- Ability for Planning and organization, Diversity
management and Leadership
- Ability to work well with others under deadline
situations and respond to changes in priorities.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and
strong organizational
- Ability to work independently, take initiative,
set priorities and see projects through to completion.
- Employ problem-solving skills and analysis, and
report problems to the Director Finance, as necessary.
- Strong service orientation.
- Excellent communication and report writing skills;
- Ability to work as a team leader and to motivate
others; and
- Ability to work under pressure and to deliver on
the set deadlines.
Eligibility for
applications:
Applicants from all EAC
Partner States are eligible to apply for the above position
Terms and Conditions of
Service :
The above position is
tenable for a contract of five (5) years renewable once .
This position is subject
to the application of the Quota System.
Fringe Benefits:
The established posts
offer attractive fringe benefits including housing allowance, transport allowance,
education allowance, a medical scheme, and insurance cover.
Education Qualifications:
All candidates applying
must have qualifications that are recognized by the relevant national
accreditation body in their respective Partner State. This condition is
applicable for locally and internationally attained qualifications.
All professions that
require registration with the specific professional bodies will be expected to
do so in compliance with the requirements of their respective Partner States.
Relevant Working
Experience:
Internship, training and
apprenticeship will not be considered as relevant work experience.
Equal Opportunity:
The EAC is an equal
opportunity employer; therefore, female candidates are particularly encouraged
to apply. EAC will only respond to those candidates who strictly meet the set
requirements.
How to Apply
Interested candidates
who meet the qualification and experience requirements for the above mentioned
position are advised to :
- Fill in the application form attached (download from here);
- attach their application letter, a detailed
CV, Copies of certified academic certificates ,
and a copy of National Identity Card or Passport in PDF format scanned in
one (1) file.
- Please quote the respective reference number on
both the application letter and envelope.
- For electronic submission, please quote the
respective reference number on the subject of the email and send to the
address given below.
This is a re-advertised
position, however, previous applicants are invited to resubmit their
applications.
Applications should be
submitted to the address below not later than Friday, 11th
June 2021.
Please note:
1.
You may submit your application either electronically or in hard copy but not
both.
2.
Applications which do not :
·
- have EAC application form;
- indicate nationality and age;
- have the reference number;
- or have an application letter
attached;
- have certified copies of their
academic degrees and other professional Certificates;
- or fail to provide three
referees will be disqualified.
3.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted
4.
EAC Staff Rules and Regulations preclude considerations of applicants above 55
years of age.
Please note that EAC does not
require candidates to pay money for the recruitment process. All invitations
for interviews will be done in writing.
A due diligence will be
conducted for all successful candidates in respect of their academic
certificates (certification by a recognized higher education body in
respective Partner States) and employment records .