Assistant Finance Manager – Re-advertised
2025-06-16T18:55:31+00:00
BRAC Tanzania
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Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania
Banking
Accounting & Finance
2025-06-26T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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The purpose of this position is to support the Finance Manager in ensuring effective financial reporting, budget management, and compliance with donor and statutory requirements for AIM. The Assistant Finance Manager will be overseeing the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Managers, ensuring smooth financial operations and accurate record-keeping across programs.
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparing cost management and financial reports for MasterCard Grants and other international donors under the guidance of the Finance Manager.
- Supervise the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Manager in monthly reviews of budget performance, expense forecasting, and tracking commitments against approved budgets.
- Ensure compliance with donor fund expenditure, recording, and accounting standards, providing guidance to reporting staff.
- Oversee the preparation and coding of payment vouchers and general journals by the Finance Officer for posting into the accounting system ahead of month-end closures office.
- Review monthly bank reconciliations prepared by the Finance Officer and ensure accurate financial records for internal and external stakeholders.
- Support the production of timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial reports and schedules for review by the Finance Manager, incorporating input from the Regional Finance Manager.
- Ensure the Regional Finance Manager maintains financial records in compliance with internal policies, administrative procedures, and local statutory requirements (e.g (e.g., Tanzania Revenue Authority filings).
- Assist in preparing documentation and information for annual audits and statutory tax remittances, with support from supervised staff.
- Maintain financial accounting systems for accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash, ensuring monthly reconciliations by the Finance Officer.
- Help safeguard employee payroll and financial information in compliance with current legislation, with oversight of team processes
- Support process improvements by documenting procedures and identifying inefficiencies in financial workflows, collaborating with the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Manager.
- Collaborate with field offices, program anchors, and head office teams to ensure seamless financial operations, leveraging the Regional Finance Manager’s regional insights.
- Perform any other tasks assigned by the Finance Manager.
Safeguarding Job Responsibilities
- Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
- Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
- Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
Required Experience.
- Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance roles, preferably within an international NGO.
- Certified public accountant (CPA) is a MUST
- Bachelor’s Degree: Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- At least 1 year of supervisory experience managing small teams (e.g., 2-5 people).
- Experience supporting financial reporting and compliance for donor-funded projects.
Skills And Competencies
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and reconciliation processes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel), accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks), and internet tools.
- Knowledge of donor compliance, IFRS, IAS, and Tanzania tax laws.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills for managing teams and collaborating across departments.
- Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken).
- Analytical skills for identifying trends and supporting process improvements. · Knowledge of Tax and tax regulations
Assist in preparing cost management and financial reports for MasterCard Grants and other international donors under the guidance of the Finance Manager.
Supervise the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Manager in monthly reviews of budget performance, expense forecasting, and tracking commitments against approved budgets.
Ensure compliance with donor fund expenditure, recording, and accounting standards, providing guidance to reporting staff.
Oversee the preparation and coding of payment vouchers and general journals by the Finance Officer for posting into the accounting system ahead of month-end closures office.
Review monthly bank reconciliations prepared by the Finance Officer and ensure accurate financial records for internal and external stakeholders.
Support the production of timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial reports and schedules for review by the Finance Manager, incorporating input from the Regional Finance Manager.
Ensure the Regional Finance Manager maintains financial records in compliance with internal policies, administrative procedures, and local statutory requirements (e.g (e.g., Tanzania Revenue Authority filings).
Assist in preparing documentation and information for annual audits and statutory tax remittances, with support from supervised staff.
Maintain financial accounting systems for accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash, ensuring monthly reconciliations by the Finance Officer.
Help safeguard employee payroll and financial information in compliance with current legislation, with oversight of team processes
Support process improvements by documenting procedures and identifying inefficiencies in financial workflows, collaborating with the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Manager.
Collaborate with field offices, program anchors, and head office teams to ensure seamless financial operations, leveraging the Regional Finance Manager’s regional insights.
Perform any other tasks assigned by the Finance Manager.
Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and reconciliation processes.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel), accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks), and internet tools.
Knowledge of donor compliance, IFRS, IAS, and Tanzania tax laws.
Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills for managing teams and collaborating across departments.
Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken).
Analytical skills for identifying trends and supporting process improvements. · Knowledge of Tax and tax regulations
Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance roles, preferably within an international NGO.
Certified public accountant (CPA) is a MUST
Bachelor’s Degree: Finance, Accounting, or related field.
At least 1 year of supervisory experience managing small teams (e.g., 2-5 people).
Experience supporting financial reporting and compliance for donor-funded projects.
JOB-685068a38d347
Vacancy title:
Assistant Finance Manager – Re-advertised
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Banking, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
BRAC Tanzania
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, June 26 2025
Duty Station:
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 16 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The purpose of this position is to support the Finance Manager in ensuring effective financial reporting, budget management, and compliance with donor and statutory requirements for AIM. The Assistant Finance Manager will be overseeing the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Managers, ensuring smooth financial operations and accurate record-keeping across programs.
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparing cost management and financial reports for MasterCard Grants and other international donors under the guidance of the Finance Manager.
- Supervise the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Manager in monthly reviews of budget performance, expense forecasting, and tracking commitments against approved budgets.
- Ensure compliance with donor fund expenditure, recording, and accounting standards, providing guidance to reporting staff.
- Oversee the preparation and coding of payment vouchers and general journals by the Finance Officer for posting into the accounting system ahead of month-end closures office.
- Review monthly bank reconciliations prepared by the Finance Officer and ensure accurate financial records for internal and external stakeholders.
- Support the production of timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial reports and schedules for review by the Finance Manager, incorporating input from the Regional Finance Manager.
- Ensure the Regional Finance Manager maintains financial records in compliance with internal policies, administrative procedures, and local statutory requirements (e.g (e.g., Tanzania Revenue Authority filings).
- Assist in preparing documentation and information for annual audits and statutory tax remittances, with support from supervised staff.
- Maintain financial accounting systems for accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash, ensuring monthly reconciliations by the Finance Officer.
- Help safeguard employee payroll and financial information in compliance with current legislation, with oversight of team processes
- Support process improvements by documenting procedures and identifying inefficiencies in financial workflows, collaborating with the Finance Officer and Regional Finance Manager.
- Collaborate with field offices, program anchors, and head office teams to ensure seamless financial operations, leveraging the Regional Finance Manager’s regional insights.
- Perform any other tasks assigned by the Finance Manager.
Safeguarding Job Responsibilities
- Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
- Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
- Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so
Required Experience.
- Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance roles, preferably within an international NGO.
- Certified public accountant (CPA) is a MUST
- Bachelor’s Degree: Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- At least 1 year of supervisory experience managing small teams (e.g., 2-5 people).
- Experience supporting financial reporting and compliance for donor-funded projects.
Skills And Competencies
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and reconciliation processes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel), accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks), and internet tools.
- Knowledge of donor compliance, IFRS, IAS, and Tanzania tax laws.
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills for managing teams and collaborating across departments.
- Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken).
- Analytical skills for identifying trends and supporting process improvements. · Knowledge of Tax and tax regulations
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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