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.

Purpose of the job

Designing and maintaining business intelligence solutions using data analytics and visualization tools. It also involves creating advanced analytics applications, improving existing BI systems, and ensuring data accuracy and efficiency for informed decision-making. 

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and deploy BI solutions
• Maintain and support data analytics platforms
• Conduct unit testing, troubleshooting, evaluating and improving existing BI systems.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate systems.
• Develop and execute database queries and conduct analyses.
• Create visualizations, reports for requested projects and tools to store data.
• Roll out and training users of the BI platform

 Requirements

Academic qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Statistics or related field from a recognized university.

Professional Qualifications

• Membership to relevant professional body.

Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 years working experience developing organizational reports
• Experience as a BI Developer or Data Scientist
• Background in data warehouse design (e.g. dimensional modeling) and data mining
• In-depth understanding of database management systems, online analytical processing (OLAP) and ETL (Extract, transform, load) framework
• Familiarity with BI technologies (e.g. Microsoft Power BI, Oracle BI)
• Knowledge of SQL queries, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
• Experience working on business cases, requirements, test cases, scenarios and scripts
• Experience rolling out systems and training users
• Experience in change management will be an added advantage

Key Competencies:

• Strong analytical, diagnostic, decision making and problem solving skills
• Attention to details and ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Proactivity and strong interpersonal skills
• Good communication and presentation skills