Director, Revenue Management

The Director of Revenue Management is responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of strategies to assess, collect, and account for county revenue. This senior role involves advising on revenue laws, identifying new revenue streams, and ensuring efficient collection through policy formulation and oversight. The position requires a strategic leader who can ensure compliance with legal frameworks while maximizing revenue potential for the county.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development of strategies, guidelines, and procedures to assess, collect, and account for all revenues in accordance with the law and the specified provisions of law.
• Spearhead administration and implementation of County Revenue Collection Laws, policies, and regulations.
• Advise on matters relating to the administration of, and collection of revenue under the written laws or the specified provisions of law.
• Provide leadership in identification of sources of revenue and establishing the revenue stream potentials and formulating collection strategies.
• Provide leadership in development and implementation of plans to enhance efficient revenue collection and growth.
• Plan, direct, supervise and coordinate activities of revenue collection and implementation of policies on revenue collection.
• Guide in formulation, implementation and review strategies, guidelines and procedure to ensure accurate, efficient and lawful assessment of revenue potential and registration of taxpayers in regard to payment of county revenues.
• Spearhead maintenance of records of all the revenue Sources/Centers, rates and revenues collected.
• Oversee Registration of taxpayers in accordance with Meru County Revenue Board Act, 2014.
• Spearhead design, implementation and review of strategies to promote and support voluntary payments of revenue and compliance with revenue laws.
• Spearhead receipting and accounting for the collected revenue from all the revenue streams and submitting regular collection performance reports.
• Oversee preparation, review and submission of revenue collection reports.
• Spearhead analysis of past performance, inflation, socio-economic factors and the general prevailing economic conditions in the county to Project regular Revenue trends for planning and decision making.
• Guide in formulation, implementation and review of strategies to curb revenue leakages.
• Spearhead conduct of regular customer sensitization on revenue matters.
• Oversee resolution of customer complaints and disputes.
• Spearhead liaison with the County Enforcement unit and other security agencies to ensure proper and reliable physical security of revenue and assets.
• Review waiver applications and advise accordingly.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Have a bachelor's degree in any of the following fields: accounting, finance, economics, business administration, public administration or any relevant qualification from a recognized institution and have passed part III of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination or its approved equivalent.
• Have master’s degree in any of the following fields: accounting, finance, economics, business administration, public administration or any relevant qualification from a recognized institution.
• Be registered member with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and in good standing or its approved equivalent.
• Certificate in Leadership course not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Served in the grade of deputy director revenue management for at least minimum three (3) years or twelve (12) cumulative years of relevant work experience with at least two (2) years at senior management level.
• Fulfill requirement of Chapter six (6) of the constitution of Kenya.