Finance Officer Job Opportunity at CAMFED

Finance Officer Job Opportunity at CAMFED

CAMFED – Campaign for Female Education

Dar es Salaam

CAMFED Overview

CAMFED (the Campaign for Female Education) is internationally recognized as a leader in education for girls, for its child protection policy and practice, and as a voice for girls’ education and women’s empowerment at the highest levels. Founded in 1993, CAMFED supports young women throughout their primary and secondary school years, into economic training and further education, and onto leadership, as role models, activists, and philanthropists.

Job Title: Finance Officer (1 post)

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Job Description:

Responsible for providing financial and accounting support for CAMFED Tanzania. The position entails performing financial accounting tasks daily, including processing payments, filing, and retrieving documents, providing data for the preparation of reports, and supporting the development of partner/donor proposals, as well as budgeting, financial accounting, and grant reporting.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Ensure that all financial transactions are carried out and recorded in accordance with IAS and CAMFED Tanzania procedures and policies on a daily basis.
• Prepare cheque and online payments for review by the finance manager in compliance with IAS, CAMFED Tanzania and donor policies and regulations, with correct coding and supporting documentation.
• Cash flow management and bank reconciliation for CAMFED Tanzania bank and Mobile wallet accounts.
• Preparation of various supporting schedules to the financial statements to facilitate annual audit and assist in the fieldwork process.
• Preparation of the monthly accounts and required other deliverables for review by the 9th of every month ensuring accuracy of the data.
• Maintain banking relationships and act as the primary liaison person.
• Ensuring proper books of accounts are kept and maintaining a sound archiving (filing and retrieval) system.
• Preparation of the payroll journal and monthly reconciliation of the payroll.
• Any other reasonable duty assigned by the line manager.
• Closely monitor the agreed targets and timelines per work plans on donors assigned.
• Prepare monthly donor management reports, reviewing all donor expenditures to ensure a correct reporting of expenditures of assigned codes.
• Ensure a project/grant is correctly budgeted for on quarterly expenditure authorization to ensure alignment between work plan and planned grant objectives.
• Discuss with the program manager bi-weekly the implementation of the grant comparing to approved Expenditure authorization for the quarter and commitment of the grant, flagging lagging activities to the head of finance actions.
• Review monthly donor reports with the relevant managers and point out areas with financial risks in line with donor conditions for the managers to take proactive corrective action.
• Attend monthly grant calls and share financial updates of the respective grant/project.
• Support during proposal development by producing inputs including draft budgets.
• Participate fully in the development of the CAMFED annual operating budget, aligning donor funding files with the active grants and their work plans.
• Preparation of quarterly Expenditure Authorization (EA) plans.
• Coordinate closely with Program managers in tracking budget expenditures and escalating any necessary changes that may require budget rebasing.
• Review the budgets for program activities when reviewing e-PRFs and travel expense plans before recommending further approval.

Person Specification:

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent degree or experience.
• Certified Professional Accountant, Management Accountant or equivalent professional level.
• Minimum of 2 or more years’ experience preferably in the banking and auditing industry.
• Strong advanced Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Speedy and attentive to detail.
• Team player.
• Experience working in a multicultural setup.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.

Application Details:

Please note: All official communication pertaining to job applications and interviews will be exclusively conducted through CAMFED’s official channels. These can be found on our website (http://www.camfed.org). CAMFED will never request applicants to pay a processing fee or to provide personal or financial information for recruitment purposes. CAMFED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, discrimination, and harassment in all forms. All applicants will, therefore, be subject to a comprehensive verification process, which includes background and reference checks, as well as verification of qualifications.

Please submit applications to: recruitmenttanzania@camfed.org including your most recent CV and Cover Letter using Finance Officer or Enterprise Business Financing Officer in the subject line depending on the role for which you are applying. We will close this vacancy on Thursday 18th July 2024.

CAMFED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, discrimination, and harassment in all forms. All applicants will, therefore, be subject to a comprehensive verification process, which includes background and reference checks, as well as verification of qualifications.