Finance Lead Job Opportunity at Tembo Nickel

Finance Lead Job Opportunity at Tembo Nickel

Finance Lead 

Tembo Nickel Corporation (“Tembo”)

Dar es Salaam

Position Summary:

Tembo Nickel is seeking to recruit the Finance Lead to join the Kabanga Nickel Project Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving the project from a financial point of view, including budgeting, cost allocation, reporting, and governance. The successful candidate will report to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Duty Station: Corporate Office – Dar es Salaam

Key Focusing Areas Include:

Corporate financial reporting and creation of statutory accounts.
Day-to-day ownership of accounting functions, including month-end close.
Cost and management reporting to site and Group based in London.
Internal control and SOX compliance management.
Management of local and Group audit timelines.

Duties and Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the timely and accurate preparation of financial statements and other financial reports, ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting for local companies and reporting to the Group.
• Ensure financial governance, internal controls, and SOX compliance by Group standards are always maintained.
• Ensure that all internal and external reporting deadlines are met at all times.
• Responsible for producing timely monthly cost centre management accounts and qualitative commentary against the approved budget.
• Assist the CFO in preparing budgets, forecasts, and presentations to local and Group management.
• Ensure all day-to-day, month-end financial accounting tasks are timely (e.g., reconciliations, legal filings, and relevant documentation).
• Assist the CFO in driving standardization of processes between Group and project sites.
• Identification and reporting of accounting issues and supporting the development of documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) in line with the group standards.
• Facilitate the coordination of the CFO and integrated planning meetings with Heads of Department.
• Review operating capital expenditure and forecasts to ensure alignment with business strategy and to optimize return on investment.
• Assist the CFO in initiating, developing, implementing, streamlining, and maintaining the company’s necessary financial strategies, policies, and procedures to manage finances effectively.
• Ensure adherence to legislative and corporate governance compliance requirements.
• Communicate findings of audits, best practices, and improvement recommendations to senior management.
• Lead, mentor and manage the finance team through hands-on management and applying industry best practices.

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Qualifications and Competencies: The applicant should have:

• A degree from a recognized higher learning institution in Accounting and Finance, Economics, or another relevant field.
• Professional Accounting qualification, preferably CPA and ACCA.
• At least eight (8) years of experience with a global audit firm.
• Worked in a listed company.
• SOX experience ideal.
• Proficiency in audit processes, financial reporting, and IFRS reporting standards.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with financial software.
• Experience with the mining industry.

Behavioral Skills: The applicant should have the following skills:

• Proven project management skills in a multicultural environment.
• Hard working and ability to work in small, dynamic, and young organizations.
• Hands-on ability to engage directly with tasks, tools, and processes, with minimal supervision.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills that effect positive change.

Tembo Nickel offers a competitive remuneration package, and ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

How to Apply:

Applicants are invited to send their resumes indicating the role title in the subject via email to [email protected].

The application closing date is 13th December 2024.

Note: We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities based on merits, and we do not charge candidates any fees during the whole recruitment process. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

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