Systems-oriented Finance Manager to lead Educate!'s Tanzania finance function, supervise a team of three and report to the Head of Finance (rolling applications).
Lead day-to-day Finance operations, including systems, policies, controls, and procedures
Manage the Finance Coordinator and Finance Officers on priorities, workloads, feedback, and performance
Coach and develop Finance staff to build their skills, ownership, and readiness for more responsibility
Drive continuous improvement of Finance processes for efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
Serve as Finance business partner to Implementation, Operations, Budget Managers, and other leads
Provide financial analysis, recommendations, and ad hoc scenarios to support decisions
Flag significant financial, compliance, operational, or control risks and help develop mitigations
Maintain and strengthen internal controls across key financial processes
Ensure compliance with Tanzania Revenue Authority, NGO regulatory, and other statutory requirements
Act as the main Finance contact for banks, tax advisors, auditors, and service providers
Keep the monthly budget balances report current and shared with budget holders
Prepare and analyze monthly financial and management reports, including income statement, balance sheet, variances, forecasts, and cash flow
Coordinate audited financial statements and all tax returns
Implement Educate! accounting systems, payments, bookkeeping, and statutory filings
Ensure accurate, timely transaction processing in QuickBooks under accepted accounting principles
Oversee payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expenses, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations, and allocations
Lead month-end close, including account reconciliations and schedules
Help prepare periodic budgets and updates and enter approved budgets into the accounting system
Prepare month-end and quarterly BVA reports with clear explanations and share them with budget holders
Provide periodic training to improve financial management, discipline, and accountability
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or Commerce
Member of CPA (T) (NBAA) in good standing
Proficient in Excel and QuickBooks
Finance and accounting experience in a non-profit environment
5 years of finance and accounting experience, including analysis and reporting to management and external stakeholders
5 years of managerial experience leading finance teams and cross-functional work
Solid experience coordinating audits, reporting, budgeting, payables and receivables, general ledger, and payroll
Entrepreneurial drive and ability to take ownership and lead the team's learning
Collaborative, data-driven problem solver
Strong people relations skills and attention to detail
Good written and verbal communication
Ability to use Google Drive (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms)
High level of integrity
Strategic thinking, prioritization and project management
Strong management skills
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