Deputy Director, Finance and Accounts

Key Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership in the planning, coordination, implementation and continuous improvement of the Agency’s financial management, accounting, budgeting and financial reporting functions.
• Developing, implementing and reviewing financial policies, strategies, systems, procedures and internal controls to ensure prudent management of public resources and compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory framework.
• Coordinating the preparation, implementation, monitoring and review of the Agency’s annual budgets, Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) budgets, financial statements, management reports and statutory returns.
• Providing strategic financial advice to Management and the Board on financial planning, resource mobilization, cash flow management, financial sustainability and expenditure control.
• Ensuring compliance with the Public Finance Management Act, National Treasury Regulations and Circulars, applicable accounting standards, Government policies and other relevant laws governing public financial management.
• Providing leadership in financial risk management and coordinating responses to internal and external audit reports, parliamentary inquiries and other oversight mechanisms while ensuring implementation of corrective actions.
• Supervising, mentoring and developing staff within the Finance and Accounts Function, fostering high performance, accountability and continuous professional development.

 Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Cumulative fifteen (15) years’ relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Assistant Director, Finance and Accounts or in a comparable position;
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance option), Finance, Economics, Business Administration (Accounting/Finance option), Business Management (Accounting/Finance option), or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in Commerce, Management Accounting and Control, Forensic Accounting and Control, Finance, Economics, Business Administration (Accounts Option), or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in a Leadership Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA K), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Membership of a relevant professional body and in good standing;
• A valid practicing license, where applicable;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Demonstrable knowledge of corporate governance, leadership and strategic management;
• Sound knowledge of the Public Finance Management Act, National Treasury circulars, financial controls and public-sector reporting requirements;
• Demonstrable knowledge of the energy sector in Kenya;
• Demonstrable knowledge of Kenya’s Nuclear Power Programme; and
• Demonstrable understanding of public service values and principles.