GENERAL DEFINITION OF ROLE

Imperium Opes Group Limited is a one stop supply chain service provider, offering integrated services in Supply of Industrial Automation products and solutions, Logistics and Customs Clearing & Forwarding. We are appointing a Finance Manager to own the full financial control environment, lead a four-person team, and serve as the organisation’s primary statutory compliance officer and offer strategic support to the business.

FINANCIAL CONTROL & STATUTORY COMPLIANCE

• Maintain and enforce internal controls within the organization
• Review and co-sign all bank reconciliations prepared by the Accounts Officer
• Review and co-sign all monthly stock count sheets
• Conduct a monthly QuickBooks audit — verify posting accuracy across all four team members and flag discrepancies within 2 working days.
• Own the complete TRA and other regulatory bodies/agency statutory compliance
• Serve as primary contact and responsible for all TRA desk and field audits
• Working capital management

REPORTING & MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS

• Deliver complete monthly management accounts to the MD by the 10th of each following.
• Prepare a 90-day rolling cash flow forecast, updated every week, and present liquidity position to the MD weekly.
• Preparation and consolidation of departmental budgets into a single master budget; monitor and report variances monthly.
• Produce monthly financial performance reports with KPIs across both trading and logistics business lines.
• Prepare annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS
• Working capital management within comply with companies policy
• Prepare financial modelling for all proposed capital expenditure above TZS 10,000,000
• Provide cost-of-service analysis to support logistics rate negotiations and trading margin reviews.
• Maintain a Finance Risk Register covering FX exposure, credit risk, tax risk, regulatory risk, and operational risk; review with the MD semi-annually.

TEAM LEADERSHIP & SUPERVISION

• Lead, supervise, and appraise four direct reports
• Conduct monthly one-on-one performance check-ins with each direct report; prepare and submit annual performance appraisals in coordination with HR.
• Build and maintain a cross-training plan ensuring every critical finance function has at least one trained relief officer capable of covering for a minimum of two weeks.
• Organise regular Finance team meetings to review compliance calendar, open items, and upcoming deadlines.
• Identify training needs and coordinate CPD opportunities with HR; onboard all new Finance Department staff and ensure full documentation of role responsibilities and system access.
• Ensure payroll is reviewed, approved, and submitted to the MD for authorisation before the last working day of each month; verify that no salary change, new hire, or leaver is processed without a signed HR instruction.
• Review and approve the weekly supplier payment run proposal submitted by the Payables Officer every Thursday.

EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS & STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTION

• Manage the relationship with the company’s bankers — prepare financial information packs for credit facilities, overdraft renewals, performance bonds, advance payment guarantees, and loan applications.
• Manage the full insurance portfolio: fleet/motor, cargo in transit, employer’s liability, fire & burglary, and group life/medical — conducting an annual adequacy review and lodging all claims within insurer timeframes.
• Serve as primary liaison with external auditors for the annual audit — control all document production, review all schedules before release, and prepare the formal management response to audit findings.
• Maintain the company’s banking relationships and negotiate terms on credit facilities, FX transactions, and overdraft arrangements.
• Attend weekly and monthly MD review meetings; present financial performance with a clear narrative — what happened, why, and what it means for the next quarter.
• Contribute to the annual business plan by building the financial model — revenue projections, cost assumptions, headcount plan, and capital requirements.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum: CPA (T) — full qualification from NBAA or ACCA full membership is also accepted. Graduate Accountant (GA) status alone is not sufficient and will not be considered.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from a recognised institution.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification finance experience, with at least 2 years in a Finance Manager or equivalent role.
• Direct experience in trading and logistics is required. Candidates with NGO-only backgrounds will not be considered unless supported by substantial commercial finance experience.
• Proven hands-on experience with QuickBooks or equivalent ERP (SAP, Sage, Tally).

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED

To be considered for this role, the applicant must demonstrate the following:

Technical Compliance

• Hands-on, current knowledge of Tanzania tax law and TRA filing procedures. Must be able to operate the full statutory calendar without assistance.

Financial Control

• Ability to design, enforce, and improve a financial control framework across a multi-function finance team.
• Comfortable refusing approval on work that does not meet required standards.

Takes Action

• Statutory deadlines, licence renewals, and audit notices do not wait.
• The Finance Manager is expected to identify what needs to happen and move — without being prompted.

Judgment

• Operates within defined policies for routine matters.
• TRA audit responses, banking negotiations, capex appraisals, and insurance claims require independent analysis, decisive action, and a willingness to escalate when necessary.

Team Leadership

• Superior ability to lead, supervise, and develop a team of four specialists.
• Must run structured monthly check-ins, make decisions transparently, and ensure no team member operates in isolation.

Communication

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Able to present financial performance to the MD and Board in plain language — with a clear narrative of what happened, why, and what it means.

Integrity

• The highest standard of professional ethics. Must model correct compliance behaviour and be willing to deliver financial information the MD needs to hear — not merely what they want to hear.

Problem Solving

• Results-oriented and self-reliant. Able to diagnose financial and compliance problems and implement solutions with minimal supervision.

Systems Proficiency

• Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks (or equivalent ERP) and Microsoft Office Suite — particularly Excel.
• Must be hands-on with the accounting system, not reliant on others for system access.

• Maintain and enforce internal controls within the organization
• Review and co-sign all bank reconciliations prepared by the Accounts Officer
• Review and co-sign all monthly stock count sheets
• Conduct a monthly QuickBooks audit — verify posting accuracy across all four team members and flag discrepancies within 2 working days.
• Own the complete TRA and other regulatory bodies/agency statutory compliance
• Serve as primary contact and responsible for all TRA desk and field audits
• Working capital management
• Deliver complete monthly management accounts to the MD by the 10th of each following.
• Prepare a 90-day rolling cash flow forecast, updated every week, and present liquidity position to the MD weekly.
• Preparation and consolidation of departmental budgets into a single master budget; monitor and report variances monthly.
• Produce monthly financial performance reports with KPIs across both trading and logistics business lines.
• Prepare annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS
• Working capital management within comply with companies policy
• Prepare financial modelling for all proposed capital expenditure above TZS 10,000,000
• Provide cost-of-service analysis to support logistics rate negotiations and trading margin reviews.
• Maintain a Finance Risk Register covering FX exposure, credit risk, tax risk, regulatory risk, and operational risk; review with the MD semi-annually.
• Lead, supervise, and appraise four direct reports
• Conduct monthly one-on-one performance check-ins with each direct report; prepare and submit annual performance appraisals in coordination with HR.
• Build and maintain a cross-training plan ensuring every critical finance function has at least one trained relief officer capable of covering for a minimum of two weeks.
• Organise regular Finance team meetings to review compliance calendar, open items, and upcoming deadlines.
• Identify training needs and coordinate CPD opportunities with HR; onboard all new Finance Department staff and ensure full documentation of role responsibilities and system access.
• Ensure payroll is reviewed, approved, and submitted to the MD for authorisation before the last working day of each month; verify that no salary change, new hire, or leaver is processed without a signed HR instruction.
• Review and approve the weekly supplier payment run proposal submitted by the Payables Officer every Thursday.
• Manage the relationship with the company’s bankers — prepare financial information packs for credit facilities, overdraft renewals, performance bonds, advance payment guarantees, and loan applications.
• Manage the full insurance portfolio: fleet/motor, cargo in transit, employer’s liability, fire & burglary, and group life/medical — conducting an annual adequacy review and lodging all claims within insurer timeframes.
• Serve as primary liaison with external auditors for the annual audit — control all document production, review all schedules before release, and prepare the formal management response to audit findings.
• Maintain the company’s banking relationships and negotiate terms on credit facilities, FX transactions, and overdraft arrangements.
• Attend weekly and monthly MD review meetings; present financial performance with a clear narrative — what happened, why, and what it means for the next quarter.
• Contribute to the annual business plan by building the financial model — revenue projections, cost assumptions, headcount plan, and capital requirements.

• Hands-on, current knowledge of Tanzania tax law and TRA filing procedures.
• Ability to design, enforce, and improve a financial control framework across a multi-function finance team.
• Comfortable refusing approval on work that does not meet required standards.
• Ability to identify what needs to happen and move without being prompted.
• Independent analysis, decisive action, and willingness to escalate when necessary.
• Superior ability to lead, supervise, and develop a team of four specialists.
• Ability to run structured monthly check-ins, make decisions transparently, and ensure no team member operates in isolation.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to present financial performance to the MD and Board in plain language.
• Highest standard of professional ethics.
• Willingness to deliver financial information the MD needs to hear.
• Results-oriented and self-reliant.
• Ability to diagnose financial and compliance problems and implement solutions with minimal supervision.
• Advanced proficiency in QuickBooks (or equivalent ERP) and Microsoft Office Suite — particularly Excel.
• Must be hands-on with the accounting system, not reliant on others for system access.

• CPA (T) — full qualification from NBAA or ACCA full membership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field from a recognised institution.
• Minimum 5 years post-qualification finance experience.
• At least 2 years in a Finance Manager or equivalent role.
• Direct experience in trading and logistics.
• Proven hands-on experience with QuickBooks or equivalent ERP (SAP, Sage, Tally).