Location: Tanzania

We are seeking a Finance Operations Specialist to support the efficient execution of finance operations by ensuring accurate financial processing, effective cash and treasury management, and compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier, statutory, intercompany, and other payments in accordance with Company’s approval and authorisation matrices.
• Monitor cash and bank balances, maintain accurate cash books, record banking transactions promptly, and flag funding requirements or surplus cash positions.
• Support month-end and year-end close in accordance with IAS 21.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules in accordance with IFRS.
• Maintain fixed asset records, including capitalisation, depreciation schedules, asset register updates, and lease accounting under IFRS 16 where applicable.
• Perform timely bank reconciliations for all Company bank accounts and investigate and clear reconciling items.
• Maintain support for related-party transactions and transfer pricing compliance with Tanzania Revenue Authority requirements.
• Prepare and issue accurate customer invoices in accordance with contractual billing terms for colocation, managed services, cloud, and other ICT services.
• Maintain organised, audit-ready financial records in line with Company policy and statutory requirements.

Soft Skills

• Proficiency in finance and accounting systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for reconciliation, analysis, and reporting, with working proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and operational priorities independently.

Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Minimum of 2 years’ progressive experience in financial or general accounting, finance operations, or a similar role in a fast-growing, capital-intensive, infrastructure, data centre, or telecommunications environment.
• Practical experience in IFRS-compliant financial reporting, treasury and payment processing, bank reconciliations, and audit support.

• Process supplier, statutory, intercompany, and other payments in accordance with Company’s approval and authorisation matrices.
• Monitor cash and bank balances, maintain accurate cash books, record banking transactions promptly, and flag funding requirements or surplus cash positions.
• Support month-end and year-end close in accordance with IAS 21.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules in accordance with IFRS.
• Maintain fixed asset records, including capitalisation, depreciation schedules, asset register updates, and lease accounting under IFRS 16 where applicable.
• Perform timely bank reconciliations for all Company bank accounts and investigate and clear reconciling items.
• Maintain support for related-party transactions and transfer pricing compliance with Tanzania Revenue Authority requirements.
• Prepare and issue accurate customer invoices in accordance with contractual billing terms for colocation, managed services, cloud, and other ICT services.
• Maintain organised, audit-ready financial records in line with Company policy and statutory requirements.

• Proficiency in finance and accounting systems.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for reconciliation, analysis, and reporting, with working proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and operational priorities independently.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Minimum of 2 years’ progressive experience in financial or general accounting, finance operations, or a similar role in a fast-growing, capital-intensive, infrastructure, data centre, or telecommunications environment.
• Practical experience in IFRS-compliant financial reporting, treasury and payment processing, bank reconciliations, and audit support.