Reference Number: CTVC/FO/01/26 (1 POST)
Position Summary
Reporting to the Principal, The Finance Officer oversees all aspects of financial planning, reporting, control, and resource utilization to ensure long-term financial viability. The Finance Officer provides strategic and operational leadership to the Finance Department, ensuring effective, professional, and customer-oriented financial services to Chevaywa Technical and Vocational College and its stakeholders.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Ensure optimum resource allocation and utilization of assets
Support income generation initiatives and identify opportunities for improving efficiency and expanding revenue streams
Ensure systems, policies, and controls are in place to uphold the highest standards of financial integrity
Provide effective leadership and management of the Finance Department and ensuring high quality customer focused services
Oversee preparation of accurate and timely financial and management reports, ensuring monthly, quarterly, and annual results are monitored and shared with relevant governance bodies
Provide financial leadership and advice to the management by ensuring they understand the financial implications of decisions
Oversee internal and external audit processes, ensuring recommendations are implemented effectively
Lead the preparation of annual budgets and operational plans in consultation with management and budget holders
Presentation of period management report to the finance committee and the management board and on need basis
Ensure compliance with IFRS and institutional financial policies
Grants and donations: Oversee the setup, accounting, and reporting of donor-funded projects to ensure strict compliance with donor terms
Requirements for Appointment
Qualification and Experience
Qualified accountant in good standing with professional board (CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA)
Must have attained CPA-K
Bachelor's degree in commerce, business administration or economics
Proven track record of working in the Finance Department in a complex organization, preferably a tertiary learning institution or business organization (3-5 years)
Demonstrate portfolio of solid achievements in previous roles
Ability to devise, drive and deliver a clear vision of change and take people along with them on the journey
Working knowledge of a range of accounting software's and ability to interface management information systems
Key Competencies and Skills
Person with high integrity and ethical standards
Ability to create and sustain work partnerships and engage effectively with a strong senior team and work across boundaries internally and externally
Sound emotional health and ability to manage self and others when under pressure
Open to owning up to personal challenges and continuous learning
Familiarity with government funding procedures and donor financial reporting requirements
Ability to manage multiple funding streams and reconcile complex accounts