Finance Director (1)

Position Summary:

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage Baylor-Tanzania treasury through providing oversight of bank accounts operations at Lake Zone COE including money transfers between head office, main office or program office and to sub grantees.
• Maintain the Authority’s budget and advise heads of units on availability of funds for implementation of planned activities; also review of budgets and projections in line of Donor & Baylor – Tanzania requirements
• Prepare periodic financial statements and Quarterly Performance Reports to facilitate decision making process;
• Timely review of program cash requirements and projections and submission of cash requests and or invoices for funding reimbursement claims to donors.
• Verification of all payments at LZ COE and those within the Finance Director’s threshold before effecting payment;
• Oversee administration of QuickBooks financial system at Baylor-Tanzania.
• Consolidate Lake Zone and Southern Highland Zone monthly financial reports for donor and BIPAI HQ reporting.
• Coordinate monthly financial statement package submission to BIPAI HQ
• Review monthly financial information pertaining to respective donor(s), prepare monthly expenditure and cash flow reports, coordinate signatures and submission.
• Coordinate departmental meetings at Lake Zone COE and Southern Highland Zone COE via online conference facilities such as Skype, Zoom etc.
• Review of monthly payroll for Baylor Tanzania from Payroll System (Aruti) including all schedules required to support payment of salaries, remittances of held statutory deductions.
• Periodically, evaluate effectiveness of Baylor – Tanzania internal controls.
• Ensure Compliance of donor, Baylor Tanzania and Statutory Regulations
• Prepare financial statements and fund accountability statements for all external and internal audits
• Liaise with the Executive Director to solicit, identify and engage auditor to perform annual financial statement audit for Baylor – Tanzania.
• Liaise with USAID/Tanzania AO and or AAO to solicit and identify auditor for USAID grant compliance audit.
• Ensure audit findings and recommendations tracked for complete implementation.
• Liaise with program staff and other departmental heads to understand implementation plans and other office requirements for effective forecasting of cash requirements at Baylor – Tanzania.
• Assist Executive Director in strategic and operational planning.
• Maintain relationship with stakeholders such as banks, internal revenue offices (TRA), Regional Authorities etc.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications and skills:

• Master’s degree in Finance and Accounting or related field from a recognized University
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field from a recognized University
• Fully accredited professional accounting certification ie CPA (T), ACCA, CIMA,
• Team player with excellent communication skills (both oral and written) and good IT skills mainly in Microsoft Office packages;
• Strong management and analytical skills,
• High level of integrity and confidentiality
• Accounting systems

How to apply:

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Addressed to:
The Executive Director, Baylor College of Medicine Children's
Foundation - Tanzania
P.O Box 5208 For Mwanza
Or send to email: hr@baylortanzania.or.tz