Deputy Finance Controller at CVPeople Tanzania

Deputy Finance Controller

CVPeople Tanzania | Full time

Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Responsibilities

• To assist the CFO in performing the functions pertaining to the Finance Department and Corporate Secretariat office to support compliance with relevant statutes governing the company.
• At the same time, the recruit would be required to assist in the smooth functioning of the department.
• Prepare annual financial statements, tax returns, and required regulatory returns as well as oversee the external audit process and effectively manage the Finance team across all the branches.
• Management of accounting systems and external support including month-end close procedures.
• Ensure the integrity of financial data on the chosen IT platforms
• Ensure compliance with accounting and tax-related regulations, laws, and filing requirements.
• Provide accurate, timely, and comprehensive financial reporting to the management team.
• Influence behavior both within finance and the wider business for continuous improvement, particularly in areas such as, claim payments, expenses payments, RI Payments, cash receipts, commission payments, bank reconciliation & RI reconciliation on monthly basis, and WIP management.
• Oversee all accounting procedures, financial transactions and systems used by Alliance.
• Establish, implement and monitor the Alliance’s finance policies and procedures, incorporating both accounting policies and internal procedural controls.
• Support the centralized finance processing operation, driving efficiency through process improvement and standardization.
• Ensure compliance with accounting and tax-related regulations, laws and filing requirements
• Ensure annual audits are carried out effectively and efficiently for all branches ensuring all regulatory requirements are met regarding the company’s financial affairs.
• Assist with the accurate accounting of Alliance’s financial position, including forecasting, management, and operational aspects of profit share.
• Follow, adapt and oversee the process within the department pertaining to payments, and financial controls.
• Manage relationships and budgets of external service providers including tax, audit, and banking.
• Preparation of TRA and statutory returns for timely submission;
• Identify risk areas in the department and raising them timely with supervisor for mitigation;
• Maintaining current accounts payable and accounts receivable;
• Any other duty as may be assigned by supervisor

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/ Commerce/ Finance/ Insurance & Banking/ Business Administration or related discipline.
• CPA (Tanzania) Qualification (Compulsory)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a finance role
• Qualified accountant (preferably a financial accounting-focused qualification eg CPA.
• Experience ideally with an audit practice background
• Experience in managing a finance function in a fast-moving, rapidly growing environment

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