Manager, Finance and Accounts KNC 4 – 1 POST
Responsibilities
- Participating in stakeholder’s management through
regular and proactive engagement with relevant
- business partners to ensure sustainable
partnership;
- Developing and install effective financial
management systems and procedures aimed at improving
- financial reporting and accounting through
effective accounting for member contributions and
- payment of claims to health service
providers;
- developing and ensuring uniform implementation of
accounting policies across the head office and
- branch offices;
- assessing, managing, and minimizing financial risk
by ensuring sufficient internal controls are in place;
- planning and coordinate the timely preparation of
monthly and quarterly reports and estimates as well
- as outlining key activities to be undertaken to
achieve desired targets;
- analyzing and reporting quarterly and annual
reports on financial performance to the board of
- management;
- coordinating banking services, reconciliation and
custody of funds, securities and financial
- instruments as well as preparing reports which
summarize and forecast financial position in areas of
- revenue collection, expenditure and
investments;
- establishing stringent expenditure control
procedures to ensure proper authorization for payments is
- strictly followed, any expenditure incurred are
supported by payment vouchers and other valid
- accounting documents as well as ensuring that
budgetary allocations are not exceeded without
- justifiable cause;
- ensuring timely disbursement and payments for
goods and services as per contract terms;
- reviewing financial information detailing assets,
liabilities and capital and prepare financial statements
- and other reports to summarize current and
projected financial position in order to ensure availability
- of funds to implement planned activities;
- liaising with the ministry of finance/treasury,
the auditor general’s department and other relevant
- government bodies on the interpretation and
application of relevant financial and accounting
- regulations in order to ensure processes that they
conform to government policy and procedures;
- overseeing audit and tax functions;
- reviewing the departmental budgets;
- designing and implementing appropriate training
programs for the directorate;
- liaising with the ministry of finance/treasury,
the auditor general’s department and other relevant
- government bodies on the interpretation and
application of relevant financial and accounting
- regulations in order to ensure processes that they
conform to government policy and procedures; and any other duties as
may be assigned
Qualifications
- At least 10 years’ work experience with a minimum
of 5 years at senior management level;
- Master’s Degree in any of the following
disciplines: – Business Administration preferably in Finance/
- Accounting or equivalent qualifications from a
recognized University or institution;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business
Administration, Business management (Finance or
- Accounting option) or other relevant and
equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
- certified public accountant CPA (K) or ACCA (UK) or
equivalent qualification.
- membership to ICPAK of good standing;
- leadership course lasting for not less than 4
weeks;
- fulfilment of the requirement of Chapter Six of
the Constitution; and
- demonstrated proficiency in finance/accounting
application/software.
Key Competencies and
Skills
- Communication and reporting skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Problem solving skill
How to Apply
All applications should
reach the Commission on or before Tuesday, 29th March 2022 at 5.00 pm.
Note: Only shortlisted and
successful candidates will be contacted.
