Finance Officer, Financial Planning & Performance (Business Analyst 1)

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Management, Economics, Finance or business related discipline from a reputable university.
  
• Professional qualification(s) in Accounting e.g. CPA, ACCA or equivalent.
  

Work Experience

• At least three (3) years post qualification experience in a busy Accounting related area.
  

• Conduct annual training/sensitization for budget liaison officers on the budget policies, guidelines and assumptions.
  
• Assist cost centers in the development of their CAPEX budgets, ensuring correct categorization and budgeting.
  
• Review and consolidate the cost centers’ budget proposals and the supporting annexures.
  
• Prepare documentation and participate in consultative meetings for discussing the budget proposals with cost centers.
  
• Implement the changes recommended by the management untill the Final Draft is posted.
  
• File and archive the budget process documents (Drafts and Notes) as required.
  
• Validate the approved budget uploaded in the ERP system.
  
• Ensure implementation of budget in conformity with the budget policy and guidelines.
  
• Offer technical support to users in monitoring and evaluating the budget implementation.
  
• Receive and maintain records of monthly variance and quarterly CAPEX reports and follow up to ensure compliance from the Departments.
  
• Pass adjustments to correct variances, and other adjustments as may be needed by the Cost Centers.
  
• Monitor capital expenditure projects and prepare the quarterly CAPEX report.
  
• Prepare and analyze financial performance metrics, including budget variances, revenue trends, forecasts, and cost drivers.
  
• Prepare the Draft-monthly Management Reports, and forward to the section’s management for review.
  
• Prepare the Draft monthly report to the Foreign Reserves Investments Committee (FRIC) for review.
  
• Monitor and report projects’ Financial status within the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) module.