Overview

Job Title: Finance Officer

Work location: Mbeya

Corus International

 

 

The Lutheran World Relief, a division of Corus International, has been operating in Tanzania since 1963. Corus International is the parent company of a family of world-class organizations dedicated to providing the comprehensive, long-term solutions required to eradicate extreme poverty once and for all. Our businesses have a combined 150 years of experience, making us a global leader in international development. Our non-profit and for-profit subsidiaries include IMA World Health and its fundraising brand Corus World Health, Lutheran World Relief, CGA Technologies, Ground Up Investing, and Farmers Market Brands. Corus operates in Tanzania as part of IMA World Health. Our more than 600 staff worldwide are specialists in their disciplines, committed to assisting the world’s most vulnerable people in breaking the cycle of poverty and living healthy lives. For more information about the organization, visit https://corusinternational.org.

 

We are looking for a Finance Officer for a five-year USDA project in Tanzania that will grow and transform the chicken value chain of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into a sustainable commercial business. The project will strengthen the feed sector by incorporating appropriate agricultural technologies, improving animal health management practices, increasing capacity in agricultural finance services, and strengthening extension and service providers in Mbeya, Iringa, Songwe, and Rukwa. The role will be headquartered in Mbeya, Tanzania.

 

POSITION: FINANCE OFFICER:

JOB ID: 3656613.

 

The Finance Officer (FO) reports to the Finance & Administration Director and is responsible for managing financial transactions, budgeting, preparing financial reports, and supporting overall financial operations in accordance with organizational rules and procedures and internationally accepted accounting standards.

 

 

The Roles and Responsibilities:

  • To prepare financial transactions, such as payment requests, and enter them into accounting software.
  • Create/ prepare monthly cash advance requests for office operations based on feedback from country managers.
  • To extract and combine reports from financial systems to help country managers create financial reports for submission to headquarters.
  • The payroll should be processed and payments sent following appropriate review and approval. Prepare payments and file taxes, including any relevant withholding taxes and returns.
  • Examine advance requests and reconciliations/expense reports for accuracy.
  • Tracks advance repayment and enforces reconciliation policies.
  • To manage petty cash.
  • To maintain a filing system (both hard copy and electronic) for supporting documentation such as payment and receipt vouchers, payroll vouchers and related tax documents, bank statements and reconciliation, and so on.
  • To perform administrative procurement operations such as file administration, estimate/bid collection, and vendor vetting reports.
  • To implement the contractual terms for ordering, receiving items, confirming service fulfillment, and making payments.
  • Plan logistics for staff travel, events, and workshops.
  • Complete administrative jobs in the office.
  • Assist with auditing by collecting and organizing necessary papers.

 

The Education and Experience:

The ideal candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a similar discipline; professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA) is preferred. S/he should have at least three years of related experience and be proficient with financial software and tools such as Quick Books or MIP Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and web browser software.

 

In addition, s/he should be able to present and communicate effectively, including good written and spoken English and Swahili. Project accounting, tracking, and monitoring, as well as writing, editing, typing, and filing, require meticulous attention to detail.

The candidate should be able to work well both independently and collaboratively. S/he should be able to prioritize, organize, and complete various tasks efficiently. The candidate must also be able to collaborate with varied groups of people in a multicultural, team-oriented setting.
Experience in office administration and working for an international NGO are advantageous.

The Lutheran World Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

 

The application deadline is February 28, 2025.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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