Deputy Director; Budget - Busia County
Published On:
23rd, May 2023
Closes on:
31st, May 2023
Job closed
Job Description
Pursuant to Article 235(1)(b) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and Section 59(1)(b) of the County Governments Act No. 17 of 2012; the County Public Service Board of Busia invites applications from suitable and qualified persons to fill vacant positions in the County Government on Permanent and Pensionable terms of service as follows:
Responsibilities:
- Consolidating departmental budgets for the recurrent and development votes;
- Preparing quarterly expenditure forecast as a basis for discussions with the treasury for release of funds;
- Initiating proposals seeking funds for additional expenditures and reallocation of voted funds during the year;
- Monitoring expenditure on projects and programme implementation on a periodic basis and ensuring that timely corrective measures are taken;
- Co-ordinating activities and work of all officers handling donor financed projects, monitoring implementation of such projects and review of re-imbursements;
- Co-ordinating the design and financial aspects for all new donor projects and agreements with donor agencies;
- Coordinating budget preparation for various County Departments
- Analyzing budget estimates
- Analyzing budget systems;
- Team leading in resource allocation
- Analyzing programme performance targets
Requirements:
- Have served in the position of Senior Principal Finance Officer/Assistant Director of Budget or an equivalent position in the Public Service or private sector for at least three (3) years;
- Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Finance option), Business Management or Finance, Economics, Business Administration plus Certified Public Accountant (CPA) K or association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Economics, Finance, Commerce or in a financial
- related discipline from a recognized university will be an added advantage
- Attended a Strategic Leadership Course lasting not less than Six (6) weeks or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
- Computer Applications Certificate
- Shown merit and ability in related work
Mandatory Additional requirements
All applicants are expected to attach copies of the following documents:
- KRA Tax compliance certificate
- Clearance from HELB
- Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
- Certificate of Good Conduct
CRB clearance certificate