Role Overview
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.
How to Apply
Applications should be accompanied by a detailed up-to-date curriculum vitae, certified true copies of academic and professional certificates, National Identity Card or Passport, and testimonials.
Submit three (3) hard copies clearly indicating the reference number CTVC/FO/01/26 to:
The Principal
Chevaywa Technical and Vocational College
P.O. Box 811 - 50205
Webuye - Kenya
Email scanned copies (single PDF file) to: chevaywatvc@gmail.com
Closing Date: Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 by 5:00 PM (1700hrs) EA Time.
