Company Overview

Trans Nzoia County Water & Sanitation Company Ltd (formerly known as Trans Nzoia County Water and Sewerage Company Ltd) was incorporated on 2nd July, 2020 under Companies Act, 2015. The company started its operations on 1st July 2024, following declustering of Nzoia Water Services Company Limited. The company is fully owned by the County Government of Trans ...

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating implementation of financial regulations, policies, strategies and plans.
• Coordinating preparation of annual budgets in liaison with Research, Planning and Strategy Division;
• Ensuring effective and efficient use of financial resources.
• Ensuring maintenance of proper books of accounts and other financial records.
• Ensuring maintenance of accurate and complete financial records of the Company and regularly review the financial system.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable financial statutory obligations and circulars.
• Ensuring financial systems are fully implemented to serve the objectives and goals of the organization.
• Ensuring preparation and submitting of financial statutory reports.
• Ensuring timely, accurate preparation of expenditure reports from departments and sections;
• Preparing Divisional Board Papers.
• Coordinating budget implementation, monitoring and review.
• Coordinating preparation of the financial reports, financial statements and submission to relevant institutions.
• Managing accounting information, which includes coordination and rationalization of estimates, annual appropriation and fund accounts, cash flow control and cost analysis;
• Coordinating the staff training and development in the division.
• Setting targets for the accountants and evaluating achievements.
• Coordinating staff appraisal and performance management.
• Coordinating performance contract implementation for the division.
• Organizing and coordinating responses to internal and external audit queries;
• Interpreting financial policies, regulations, and procedures for sound accounting principles, practices and control and management of corporate tax, vat and other statutory deductions.

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or business management (Finance or Accounting option), Commerce (Finance or Accounting option) or other equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Master’s degree in business administration or business management (Finance or Accounting option), Commerce (Finance or Accounting option) or other equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution will be an added advantage.
• Certified Public Accountants (CPA K) or equivalent from recognized institution.
• Registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and in good standing.
• Ten (10) years’ cumulative relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been as a Principal Officer or comparable position.
• Certificate of Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution.
• Certificate in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

• Coordinating implementation of financial regulations, policies, strategies and plans.
• Coordinating preparation of annual budgets in liaison with Research, Planning and Strategy Division;
• Ensuring effective and efficient use of financial resources.
• Ensuring maintenance of proper books of accounts and other financial records.
• Ensuring maintenance of accurate and complete financial records of the Company and regularly review the financial system.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable financial statutory obligations and circulars.
• Ensuring financial systems are fully implemented to serve the objectives and goals of the organization.
• Ensuring preparation and submitting of financial statutory reports.
• Ensuring timely, accurate preparation of expenditure reports from departments and sections;
• Preparing Divisional Board Papers.
• Coordinating budget implementation, monitoring and review.
• Coordinating preparation of the financial reports, financial statements and submission to relevant institutions.
• Managing accounting information, which includes coordination and rationalization of estimates, annual appropriation and fund accounts, cash flow control and cost analysis;
• Coordinating the staff training and development in the division.
• Setting targets for the accountants and evaluating achievements.
• Coordinating staff appraisal and performance management.
• Coordinating performance contract implementation for the division.
• Organizing and coordinating responses to internal and external audit queries;
• Interpreting financial policies, regulations, and procedures for sound accounting principles, practices and control and management of corporate tax, vat and other statutory deductions.

• Computer applications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or business management (Finance or Accounting option), Commerce (Finance or Accounting option) or other equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution.
• Master’s degree in business administration or business management (Finance or Accounting option), Commerce (Finance or Accounting option) or other equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution will be an added advantage.
• Certified Public Accountants (CPA K) or equivalent from recognized institution.
• Registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and in good standing.
• Certificate of Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized Institution.
• Certificate in computer applications.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.