The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Kenya Mission seeks to hire a Program Budget Specialist in its Program Development & Analysis (PDA) Office.
The position is open to qualified Kenyan citizens and is based in Nairobi.
Basic Function of The Position:
The Program Budget Specialist performs financial services ranging from reconciling allowances, commitments and sub-obligations in Phoenix with PDA cuff records (Operating Year Budget Matrices, Procurement Plans and Bilateral Financing Agreements Tracker).
He/she participates along with other Financial Analysts in gathering financial and statistical data on pipelines and assists USAID/Kenya technical teams and program offices to develop sound program budgets that have taken into account forward funding, pipelines, earmarks and directive.
He/she ensures that planned budget is not exceeded; checks budget coding; ensures earmarks and directive are taken into account; performs analysis of past expenditure rates, current, and projected pipelines, and future burn rates to ensure accuracy of data produced; ensures that adequate funding is maintained on a quarterly basis; and ensures accurate accruals are reported.
Required Qualifications:
Any application that does not meet the minimum requirements stated below will not be evaluated. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within one month from the closing date of this advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Education: A Master's degree in accounting, finance or business administration and full CPA (K) qualification are required.
Experience: (40%) At least six years of progressively responsible work experience in program planning, budgeting, financial analysis, management and evaluation, or closely related work is required. Professional experience should include analysis and interpretation of financial and quantitative data and presentation of findings in written form. Proficiency in operating computer-based budgeting systems and experience with various software packages such as Microsoft Excel, Access and Word is a must.
Knowledge: (30%) Must have a thorough knowledge of US Government and host government policies, goals, procedures and regulations. He/she must have a thorough knowledge of accounting principles, theories and terminology as well as principles and accepted practices of governmental and business financial accounting, budgeting and reporting; be completely familiar with financial analysis techniques, and have a thorough knowledge of how AID programs are designed, developed, implemented and evaluated.
Abilities: (30%) Must be able to analyze complex data and relationships to prepare complete, precise and accurate factual and analytical reports; render advice with detachment and objectivity; prioritize and manage various tasks simultaneously; develop and maintain a network of mid-to-senior-level USAID contacts and officials associated with other agencies, donors and implementing partners; operate efficiently and effectively in multi-cultural, team environment; and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
Those fulfilling the requirements of the position should submit their application, together with a detailed curriculum vitae/resume and all relevant attachments to:
The Human Resources Office,
P.O. Box 629, Village Market 00621,
Nairobi, Kenya
Re: Program Budget Specialist, PDA, USAID/Kenya
APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE USAID HR OFFICE BY COB SEPTEMBER 18. 2009.
Monday, September 7, 2009
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Kenya Jobs: Program Budget Specialist
