Location: Tanzania | Category: Administrative, Finance, Management
The African Wildlife Foundation seeks a Senior Finance Officer in Tanzania. The Senior Finance Officer - Maasai Steppe Heartland will be an integral member of AWF’s Finance team, ensuring accurate financial tracking, and strict adherence to internal control policies, grant/ cooperative agreement terms and organizational budget targets. This position reports to the Maasai Steppe Heartland Director and is based in Arusha, Tanzania.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure timely and accurate recordation of Heartland financial activity in the QuickBooks accounting system. Review all financial expenditure in the Maasai Steppe Heartland, ensuring (1) adherence to grant terms, (2) proper donor and activity coding, and (3) compliance with organizational budget targets. Ensure consistent application of internal control structure.
Serve as primary banking contact, and manage Heartland office cash flows. Oversee Heartland payroll,
ensuring compliance with Tanzania regulations and timely payment of payroll liabilities. Authorize and oversee all sub-grant relationships, ensuring timely reporting of sub-grantee expenditures.
Audit monthly sub-grantee accounting to ensure proper support, and compliance with budget and programmatic requirements prior to its entry into AWF’s accounting records.
Gain firm understanding of programmatic activities.
Proactively work with Heartland Director and program staff to create and refine program work-plans in the context of budget and grant terms. Constantly reinforce Heartland staff understanding of project budgets and grant requirements. Serve as financial contact for office donors located in Tanzania.
Receive and review monthly budget and grant reporting received from DC office. Monthly produce financial statements for presentation to Heartland Director and key Heartland personnel.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Ability to work with minimal supervision, and as part of a team.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or its equivalent professional qualification. At least 4 years experience working with USAID and official donors in a conservation or development setting. Self-driven with high attention to detail. Able to meet strict deadlines.
To Apply: Candidates who fully meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, a detailed CV, including a daytime telephone contact and three referees to HumanResources@awfke.org. Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted. For full job descriptions and further information, see www.awf.org
Posted on July 25th, 2008 | Filed under: Administrative, Finance, Management