The Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified person to fill the post of Management Accountant (FMG/PA 2) (not vacant) salary range $4,266,270.00 to $5,737,658.00 per annum.

Key Responsibility Areas:

Technical/Professional Responsibilities

• Monitors monthly expenditure ensuring they are in keeping with budgetary allocations;
• Ensures that invoices, bills etc. are received for all known recurring and ongoing contractual obligations and that these are booked in accounts payable;
• Liaises with the Manager, Accounts Payables and Payroll, Public Procurement Branch and Divisional/Programme/Dept./Agency Heads regarding any new service or acquisition of any goods, stores or assets which has or will give rise to a liability on the part of the MWECC;
• Selects vouchers and effects payments on FINMAN based on a priority basis and the availability of funds;
• Ensures that vouchers to be paid are batched and distributed to certifying officers for certification and subsequently to authorizing officers for authorization;
• Ensures that accounts are updated with the vouchers to be paid and that cheques, electronic/bank transfers are correctly processed, signed and disbursed;
• Ensures all payment vouchers and related payment documentations are properly filed and stored;
• Reviews and transmits payments via Central Treasury Management System (CTMS) to Accountant General’s Department;
• Authorizes and updates payment and journal vouchers on FinMan;
• Verifies payment vouchers on Central Treasury Management System (CTMS);
• Maintains liaison with the Financial Institutions, associated Agencies/Departments and other external associates as necessary;
• Maintains contact with Accountant General’s Department and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on matters relating to the CTMS;
• Develops and recommends proper controls for the early detection of errors;
• Keeps current with the latest tools/techniques in Public Financial Management (Specifically General Payments and Payroll) to determine what new solutions and implementations will meet MWECC business/operational requirements;
• Advises and make recommendations on banking matters;
• Operates and reconcile all bank accounts on a monthly basis i.e. recurrent, bail, fines, deposit and project accounts;
• Reconcile other accounting records/transactions, as identified;
• Report on areas of reconciling weaknesses, errors and discrepancies;
• Approves bank reconciliations;
• Ensures all reconciling transactions are cleared.

Management/Administrative Responsibilities

• Assists with the development of the Section’s Corporate/Operational Plans, Budget and Individual Work Plans;   
• Supervises preparation of reports to Manager, Accounts Payables and Payroll, Director, Finance and Accounts, Permanent Secretary, Senior Executives and other relevant stakeholders;
• Attends internal committee meetings to address Finance & Accounts and other executive directives as necessary;
• Represents Director, Finance and Accounts at meetings, conferences, workshops and seminars;
• Maintains customer service principles, standards and measurements;  
• Supervise the preparation of monthly expenditure reports;
• Prepares annual and quarterly expenditure reports;
• Identifies and incorporates the interests and needs of customers in business process design.

Human Resources Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and guidance through effective planning, delegation, communication, training, mentoring, coaching and discipline;
• Coordinates the development of individual work plans and recommends performance targets for the staff assigned;
• Participates in the recruitment and training of staff of the Branch;
• Recommends training, promotion and approves leave in accordance with established Human Resource Policies and Procedures;
• Identifies skills/competencies gaps and contributes to the development and succession planning for the division to ensure adequate staff capacity;
• Monitors the performance of staff and facilitates the timely and accurate completion of the staff annual performance appraisals and other periodic reviews;
• Ensures the well - being of staff supervised;
• Effects disciplinary measures in keeping with established guidelines/practices.

Other Responsibilities

• Performs all other duties and functions as may be required from time to time.