The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.
Job Purpose
This role is responsible for coordinating business intelligence (BI) & Analytics to support business operations and decisions.
Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to design and build data warehousing and business intelligence solutions.
- Supervise the building and maintenance of the platforms to support business intelligence and risk profiling tools
- Coordinate the process of user requirements elicitation on reporting and analytic and risk profiling needs from business stakeholders
- Develop and maintain a user acceptance strategy to drive testing data requirements and building confidence in accuracy of data.
- Drive the execution of analytics and risk profiling projects and initiatives that directly impact business results.
- Lead analytical deep dives to explain organization performance, identify issues and uncover areas for improvement.
- Lead the communication and development of data visualizations and presentations to provide data driven recommendations.
- Establish a data culture as a norm in the organization to accelerate the application of analytics and amplify its power at the departmental levels.
- Coordinate capacity building and knowledge transfer initiatives for both the technical and business stakeholders
- Identify new business opportunities pertaining to the use of information assets
- Drive initiatives to improve ethics, culture and facilitate change management in the section.
Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
- Day-to-day operations, supervision, management of performance and development of staff in the Section
- Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the following corporate initiatives in the Section: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.
- Development and management of the sectional work plan and budget.
- Coordinate BI development, taxpayer profiling & case management
- Monitoring of section’s KPI’s
- Development and implementation of the data utilization strategy
- Monitoring implementation of the data utilization strategy
- Give strategic direction for BI development and taxpayer profiling
- Review and approve concepts for BI development and taxpayer profiling
- Support the development of data strategies and frameworks
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic qualifications
A university degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics or related field from a recognized institution.
Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies
- Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP) or any other equivalent Professional qualification
- Membership for any relevant professional body.
Previous relevant work experience required.
Minimum of 7 years work experience in similar role with at least 3 years in management.
Functional Skills
- Strategic agility
- Excellent leadership and people management skills
- Technological ability
- Data protection
- Risk management and analysis
- Change management
- Ability to identify and deal with operational risk
- Results driven and analytical
- Strong decision-making skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Tax business understanding
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