Full Job Description

Exim Bank Tanzania is looking to hire a Finance Officer to support accurate and timely validation, processing, and reconciliation of financial transactions while ensuring compliance with banking procedures and regulatory requirements. The role involves handling internal and external bank payments, maintaining financial records, preparing reports, supporting regulatory reporting, and ensuring the integrity of Finance General Ledger reconciliations. The successful candidate will contribute to efficient financial operations and continuous process improvement within the bank.

Responsibilities include:

• Validating staff claims and invoices received from Administration and other departments
• Assigning document reference codes for payments received by the Finance payment section
• Cross-checking budgets and approvals according to the bank’s delegation of authority before processing payments
• Preparing reports for unbudgeted paid items on a monthly and year-to-date basis
• Providing withholding tax certificates to bank vendors after monthly payments
• Processing payments to suppliers and staff within stipulated timelines
• Sending IT and TISS payments and ensuring supplier payables are cleared at the end of the day
• Preparing monthly depreciation schedules, amortisation schedules, and accrual postings
• Reconciling accrual expenditure General Ledger accounts and updating pending supplier statuses
• Performing Finance General Ledger reconciliations and timely clearance of pending items
• Reviewing posted journals prepared by another payment officer
• Providing payment advice to vendors after payments are made
• Ensuring payment documents are properly stamped “PAID” and filed
• Preparing cost analysis reports before month-end for accruals and reversals
• Preparing final monthly cost analysis reports for management

Qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Minimum of two years of experience in finance
• CPA certification is an added advantage
• Ability to work according to established procedures and banking policies
• Strong integrity and professionalism
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Ability to perform assigned tasks with diligence and accuracy
• Ability to identify inefficiencies, recommend improvements, and support continuous improvement initiatives

• Validating staff claims and invoices received from Administration and other departments
• Assigning document reference codes for payments received by the Finance payment section
• Cross-checking budgets and approvals according to the bank’s delegation of authority before processing payments
• Preparing reports for unbudgeted paid items on a monthly and year-to-date basis
• Providing withholding tax certificates to bank vendors after monthly payments
• Processing payments to suppliers and staff within stipulated timelines
• Sending IT and TISS payments and ensuring supplier payables are cleared at the end of the day
• Preparing monthly depreciation schedules, amortisation schedules, and accrual postings
• Reconciling accrual expenditure General Ledger accounts and updating pending supplier statuses
• Performing Finance General Ledger reconciliations and timely clearance of pending items
• Reviewing posted journals prepared by another payment officer
• Providing payment advice to vendors after payments are made
• Ensuring payment documents are properly stamped “PAID” and filed
• Preparing cost analysis reports before month-end for accruals and reversals
• Preparing final monthly cost analysis reports for management

• Ability to work according to established procedures and banking policies
• Strong integrity and professionalism
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Ability to perform assigned tasks with diligence and accuracy
• Ability to identify inefficiencies, recommend improvements, and support continuous improvement initiatives

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Minimum of two years of experience in finance
• CPA certification is an added advantage