THE DIRECTORATE OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS

This is a service support directorate set to promote good financial management at the county assembly and to provide an excellent level  of service to Members of the County Assembly and other departments.

The directorate consists of two departments;

1.         Accounts

2.       Finance,budget and assests management office

A.     DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTS

The department has 10 officers:

	CPA . Leonard Nyamasege- Director
	CPA. Edinah Otengo - Deputy Director
Mr. Nehemiah Nyakundi-Accountant	CPA. Evelyne Kiage - Accountant	Mr. Duke Maroro- Accountant	Ms. Dorcas Nyakungu- Accountant
Mr. Stephen Atambo- Accountant	Mr. Kevin Osoro- Accountant	Mr. Dominic Momanyi- Accountant	Ms. Ann Kemuma- Accountant
Ms. Sheila Ongeri - Accountant	Ms. Mercy Okerio- Accountant

For more information contacts us through: accounts@nyamiraassembly.go.ke

Duties and Responsibilities of Accounts Department

1.       Ensuring  sound financial and accounting procedures, principles and controls;

2.      Implementing financial reports, statements and accounting records;

3.      Overseeing cash and Credit management and exchequer operations for expenditure  in liaison with Central Bank of Kenya and other banks;

4.      Developing and implementing  financial management policies, systems and procedures aimed at improving financial reporting and accounting;

5.      Planning and coordinating timely preparation of annual work plans and budget estimate;

6.      Providing strategic direction in the Finance and Planning functions of the Assembly;

7.      Working closely with the Management team and advising on financial implications of the proposed action;

8.      Developing, reviewing and implementing appropriate Financial Policy Framework to guide decision making;

9.      Following up with Officers in the Department on noncompliance with standards, circulars, financial regulations and procedures, letters and policies;

10.   Controlling, monitoring and implementing County Assembly’s financial resources;

11.    Ensuring adherence to contractual agreement; and

12.   Ensure safe custody of records.

B .   DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET ,FINACE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT OFFICE 

The Budget Office is a non-partisan professional office in the Assembly whose function is to profile professional non-partisan advice, conduct objective analysis in respect of the budget, finance and the economy.

The vision for Budget office is to be a leading centre for non-partisan economic and budgeting advice for effective legislative decision-making and oversight. The budget office is committed to upholding the following core values:

(i) professionalism, (ii) impartiality, (iii) objectivity, (iv) confidentiality, (v) integrity and, (vi) teamwork.

The roles and functions of budget office include;

• Provide professional services in respect to budget, finance, and economic information to the committees of County Assembly;
• Prepare reports on budgetary projections and economic forecasts and make proposals to the committee of the County Assembly responsible for budgetary matters;
• Prepare analyses of specific issues, including financial risk posed by government policies and activities to guide County Assembly;
• Consider budget proposals and economic trends and make recommendations to the relevant committee of County Assembly with respect to those proposals and trends;
• Establish and foster relationships with National Treasury, County Treasury, and other National and international organizations with an interest in budgetary socio-economic matters it considers appropriate for the efficient and effective performance of its functions;
• Analysis of finance bill and other budget related bills for County Assembly;
• Analysis of the annual budget for the County Assembly;
• Monitoring of County Assembly expenditure and implementation of annual budget and;
• Control, monitor, update, account, update and coordinate with relevant departments for a comprehensive asset verification and custodian of assets in the County Assembly.

The members of the department are:

Ms. Nelly Jepkemboi Mokua - Principal Fiscal  Analyst	Mr.Jeremiah Omwoyo Chebana - Principal Budget and Asset Management Officer
Mr.Gilbert Onduko - Budget Officer	Mr.Wycliffe Maoga - Finance Officer	Ms. Maureen Abaya - Finance Officer
	Mr. Zablon Ainda - Fiscal analyst

For more information contacts us through: budget@nyamiraassembly.go.ke