The Guardian, 3rd August 2015
AKU-TIHE invites applications for the following position, based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:
Team Leader, Finance
Reports to the Manager, Finance the incumbent will be responsible in looking after accounting and finance functions for AKU-Tanzania. Responsible for day to day accounting, grant management, planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
Position will ensure accurate book keeping and management, will assist Manager Finance and Entity Heads in decision making by providing budgets and reports.
Your responsibilities being;
Financial Management & Control
Supervise payments in all currencies made to suppliers and staff ensuring complete compliance with the institutional policy and laws of the land
Monitor and manage fixed assets, inventory, treasury functions and inter-entity transactions.
Overall responsibility of Students' accounting functions, including proper recording in GL and correspondence with parents, granting agencies and students for timely payment of Fees due
Supervise monthly payroll for timely payment to staff, ensure all deduction for loans and advances are made, statutory deductions are done properly and paid in time with the TRA, NSSF, PPF and others
File VAT, duty and other exemptions with relevant authorities on daily basis and keep track of all to ensure timely collection and distribution to vendors.
Supervise all assets and liabilities schedules and reconciliation.
Supervise timely and accurate closing of monthly/annual accounts and supervise annual audits and grant audits
Planning, budgeting and reporting
Prepare annual budgets and 5 years/15 years rolling budgets for all AKU-TZ entities (lED, PGME, ANS and FAS) in consultation with entity heads .
Prepare feasibility/costing studies required for services/ programmes,
Monthly, quarterly, annual reporting of AKU-TZ entities (monthly financial performance, funding requests, newsletters, AKDN reports)
Prepare grant budgets in consultation with project leads / entity heads
Ensure financial compliance with granting agencies' policies & procedures and prepare monthly/annual grant reports
Prepare on-demand reports
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
CPA or ACCA or CMA MBA
5+ years of experience in a big organization (100+ employees) with exposure to financial planning, reporting, analysis, grant budgets and day to day accounting functions. Having supervisory skills/experience of managing a team of 5-10 people
Adaptable
Good communicator
Having eye for details or detailed orientated person
People management skills
Managing expectations of finance heads and entity heads
AKU-TIHE invites applications for the following position, based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania:
Team Leader, Finance
Reports to the Manager, Finance the incumbent will be responsible in looking after accounting and finance functions for AKU-Tanzania. Responsible for day to day accounting, grant management, planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
Position will ensure accurate book keeping and management, will assist Manager Finance and Entity Heads in decision making by providing budgets and reports.
Your responsibilities being;
Financial Management & Control
Supervise payments in all currencies made to suppliers and staff ensuring complete compliance with the institutional policy and laws of the land
Monitor and manage fixed assets, inventory, treasury functions and inter-entity transactions.
Overall responsibility of Students' accounting functions, including proper recording in GL and correspondence with parents, granting agencies and students for timely payment of Fees due
Supervise monthly payroll for timely payment to staff, ensure all deduction for loans and advances are made, statutory deductions are done properly and paid in time with the TRA, NSSF, PPF and others
File VAT, duty and other exemptions with relevant authorities on daily basis and keep track of all to ensure timely collection and distribution to vendors.
Supervise all assets and liabilities schedules and reconciliation.
Supervise timely and accurate closing of monthly/annual accounts and supervise annual audits and grant audits
Planning, budgeting and reporting
Prepare annual budgets and 5 years/15 years rolling budgets for all AKU-TZ entities (lED, PGME, ANS and FAS) in consultation with entity heads .
Prepare feasibility/costing studies required for services/ programmes,
Monthly, quarterly, annual reporting of AKU-TZ entities (monthly financial performance, funding requests, newsletters, AKDN reports)
Prepare grant budgets in consultation with project leads / entity heads
Ensure financial compliance with granting agencies' policies & procedures and prepare monthly/annual grant reports
Prepare on-demand reports
Skills, Qualifications and Experience
CPA or ACCA or CMA MBA
5+ years of experience in a big organization (100+ employees) with exposure to financial planning, reporting, analysis, grant budgets and day to day accounting functions. Having supervisory skills/experience of managing a team of 5-10 people
Adaptable
Good communicator
Having eye for details or detailed orientated person
People management skills
Managing expectations of finance heads and entity heads
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please send your application package which should include; an application letter, an updated CV and testimonials, including the names, postal and e-mail addresses/telephone/fax numbers of three professional references, addressed to the Human Resources Office, AKU - TIHE P.O. Box 125, Dar es Salaam; Fax (+255) (0)22 2150875 .
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For further information, please visit http://www.aku.edu
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. For further information, please visit http://www.aku.edu
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