MINISTRY OF HEALTH CIRCULAR NOTICES NO. 1 OF 2025
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions tenable in the Ministry of Health.
JOB TITTLE : ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER
GRADE : H
NO. OF POSITIONS: THREE (3)
RESPONSIBLE TO : FINANCE MANAGER
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Under the general supervision of Finance Manager the incumbent is responsible for implementing payments processing policy, supervising payment processing and providing custody and control of financial documents
MAIN DUTIES
To implement the payment processing policy
- Sensitises and trains accounting staff on payment processing policy
- Compiles the training report
- Evaluates the impact of training
To supervise processing of payments
- Implements set standards for processing of payments
- Posts payments
- Voids spoiled payments
- Coordinates timely processing of payments
- Facilitates printing and dispatch of cheques and bank transfers
- Signs Cheques and bank instruction
To provide custody and control of cheque stationery
- Safeguards cheque stationery
- Issues out cheque stationery
- Keeps record of issued cheque stationery
- Supervises maintenance, control, usage and disposal of cheque stationery
To provide custody and control of financial records
- Implements systems and measures for maintenance and disposal of financial records
- Authorizes release of financial records
To supervise staff
- Formulates and implement sectional annual operational plan.
- Coordinates development of individual work plans
- Monitors implementation of sectional operational plan
- Conducts annual performance appraisals on individual supervisees to assess their performance against the set standards and to identify training and development needs.
- Coordinates training of accounting staff
- Compiles sectional budget.
- Supervises staff to ensure that work is done according to plan
- Disciplines staff under his/her supervision
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
Education and Training
Chartered Accounting/ Masters Degree in Accounting PLUS 2 years working experience in the accounting and Finance environment
OR
Honours /Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting/Finance/Financial Management
PLUS 4 years working experience in the Accounting and Finance environment
OR
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting /General Accounting /CIPFA Diploma PLUS 4 years working experience in the Accounting and Finance environment
OR
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/CIS PLUS CIPFA Certificate and 5 years working experience in the Accounting and Finance environment
Must be a Member of a recognized professional accounting or finance professional body
How to apply
All candidates who apply for position at Grade H level and above will be subjected to assessment process as per Public Service Regulations of 2008-Division III section 24 (1).
All applications should be on relevant forms, GP 104 for serving officers, and GP 103 for job seekers, accompanied by certified copies of Educational Certificates, Marriage Certificates for married women, Transcripts, Performance Appraisals (for serving officers), Email address, landlines or mobile phones for contacts.
Addressed to;
The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Health
Corner Constitution Road
Human Resources Office, 2nd Floor.
PO Box 514
Not later than 14th March 2025