Senior Budget Officer

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepares budget template for divisional directors and provide guidance in relation to forecasting of estimates of expenditures 
• Assists with the preparation of preliminary estimates of expenditures with Manager, Management Accounting and make adjustments where necessary 
• Assists with the updating of the MTRBB tool and BPMS application to enable the timely submission of annual budget to the MOFPS 
• Assists with the preparation of monthly and annual cash flows for comparison with approved estimates for submission to relevant Ministries and Departments
• Provides information for submission of supplementary estimates 
• Assists with the preparation of monthly/quarterly variance analysis report for submission to Senior Management 
• Review expenditure classification to ensure alignment with budgetary allocation
• Assist with identifying savings/excesses for the exercise of virement or for supplementary estimates request 
• Assists with identifying investment opportunities for excess funds 
• Assists with preparation of interest income schedule and performance of investment portfolio 
• Produces costing schedules required by the Agency and parent ministry
• Assists with special projects such as costing of retroactive payments and other related information for submission to Management and portfolio ministry. 

Other Responsibilities 

• Attends meetings on behalf of the Finance & Accounts Branch and/or the Agency as required 
• Keeps abreast of trends and changes in accounting and finance and recommends changes where necessary 
• Provides information to internal and external audits as requested 
• Performs other related duties assigned from time to time by the Manager 

Required Skills/Competencies

The post-holder will be able to demonstrate: 

• Knowledge of financial and accounting principles and procedures
• Knowledge of the FAA Act, Regulations and Instructions 
• knowledge of GOJ investment guidelines 
• Sound knowledge of the GOJ budgetary practices 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing 
• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Good analytical and problem solving skills 
• Ability to use information technology tools for budget preparation, monitoring and financial analysis 
• Excellent time management skills

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

The following qualification is required: 

• BSc. from a recognized tertiary institution or ACCA (Level II) with at least 3 years’ experience in an accounting environment OR; 
• Associate of Science Degree in Accounting from a recognized institution, AAT (Level 3) or CAT (Level C) with 5 years’ experience in an accounting environment
• Prior budgeting experience would be an asset 
• Advance use of spreadsheet application

We appreciate all responses but only short-listed applicants will be contacted.