Location
Other Mwanza District
Mwanza
Description
Position Summary:The Finance Director is responsible for overseeing the finance and administrative functions of the program ensuring compliance with the award terms. The Finance Director will be responsible for management of all accounting, including sub-grants, and ensure financial operations are in compliance with USAID regulations. S/he will be responsible for ensuring that adequate financial management systems are in place and functioning. S/he will maintain transparent financial and reporting procedures and effective operation of financial controls and will provide concise and timely financial reports that will give an overview of the financial status of the award. S/he will be responsible for record-keeping, financial functions and internal control systems. S/he will work closely with the COP and other team members to ensure resources are effectively and efficiently budgeted and managed to achieve activity deliverables.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide oversight of financial management, monitoring, procurement, and reporting for all project tasks.
• Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures for financial, sub award and operations aspects of program;
• Supervise a team of finance staff and ensure their compliant and efficient support to the program’s activities.
• Ensure proper books of accounts are maintained and kept up to date within Baylor- Tanzania policy guidelines
• Review donor contracts to ensure that budgets are in line with donor requirement and Baylor – Tanzania standards of financial operations;
• Maintains a system of tracking donor financial reports and ensuring Baylor Tanzania is in compliance with Donor deadlines.
• Reviews all the prepared Donor financial reports and ensure the approval of such reports by Chief of Director before submission.
• Analysis of actual to budget results to identify problems in accounting or compliance.
• Ensure compliance with all Baylor – Tanzania and USAID financial regulations, preparing and delivering all USAID required audit reports, and ensuring that audit findings and recommendations are properly addressed
• Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets; monitor and track obligations and expenditures against budgets;
• Monitor donor call down request and cash flow planning
• Advise senior leadership regularly on financial and operations-related matters;
• Contribute to the development of high-quality work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by USAID;
• Ensure statutory requirements are made in time
• Supervises all Baylor - Tanzania bank relations and bank account activities.
• Supervises the timely preparation and review of all the monthly bank account and cash reconciliations.
• Carry out any other duties that may be assigned by the management or Donor
The Finance Director should have the following minimum qualifications:
• Masters’ Degree or CPA and a Bachelor' degree in accounting or a related field from a recognized university or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in managing and supervising a team
• An outstanding interpersonal skills and eager to work in a multicultural organization
• Seven years experience in financial management of USG assistance programs of similar size, complexity and setting
• Expertise in USG cost principles, rules and regulations and applying these in program decision-making
• Demonstrated experience in supporting and working with program technical staff to ensure resources are used efficiently and to accurately account for expenditures
• Demonstrated experience in managing sub-grants including risk assessment and working with host government entities as grantees.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Exceptional computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and experience using commercially available accounting software programs
• Excellent record of accurate and on-time reporting to donor agencies
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for one of these positions, please send your detailed resume together with a cover letter outlining your experience and interest in the vacancy to the following email addresses:
(Please send to both email addresses)
- The Human Resources and Administration Manager
hrbaylortanzania.or.tz
And
- Chairman, Board of Directors
mmizwabcm.edu
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