Fiscal Analyst - 2 Positions at Office of the Controller of Budget (OCOB)

Job Purpose

• This position is responsible for preparing the budget review reports, monitoring of budgetary performance and processing of requisitions.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks

Duties and Responsibilities at this level will entail:-

• Implementing policies, strategies, standards, frameworks, work plans, legislation, guidelines, procedures and regulations on budget implementation;
• Receiving and collating all requisitions and supporting documents related to national government from the National Treasury;
• Analysing the requisitions and supporting documents and preparing summaries;
• Maintaining a tracking record of all the requisitions;
• Collecting and collating data on budget implementation for the National Government;
• Implementing formats for requisitions and approvals of withdrawals of funds;
• Keeping inventory on the resolutions adopted on the reports with the relevant Government entities;
• Keeping track and record on compliance and implementation of the recommendations of the COB reports by accounting officers from public  entities;
• Implementing the department’s charter;
• Implementing the business continuity plan for the department;
• Promoting Business Process Re-engineering (BPR); and
• Fostering a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices and good corporate citizenship.

Job Dimensions:

 Financial Responsibility

• Responsibility for Physical Assets
  • Responsible for the assets assigned by the office of the Controller of Budget as per office’s asset register.

Decision Making / Job Influence

• Analytical
• Operational

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Economics, Statistics, Finance, Commerce (Finance or Accounting Option), Business Administration (Finance or Accounting Option), Business Management (Finance/Accounting Option) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Certified Public Accountant Part II or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or its equivalent.

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Must have undertaken at least one-year Internship in relevant discipline with a reputable organisation.

Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies/Attributes:

• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Met the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.