Finance & Administrative Manager

Category Jobs

Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Summary

SFCG is a growing organization in Tanzania with the need of a strong and capable Administrative and Financial Manager in our Dar es Salaam office.

The Program

SFCG currently has programs in thirteen countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. SFCG also implements regional programming addressing cross-national programming.
Responsibilities
  • Efficient and effective oversight of all project funds
  • Manage financial systems and procedures
  • Develop program and operational budgets
  • Manage multiple co-funded and project specific budgets
  • Financial forecasting and strategy
  • Ensure that SFCG is in compliance under internal and international donor regulations
  • Report to senior managers in programme on budget vs. actuals on a monthly basis
  • Oversee Human Resources and ensuring compliance under Tanzanian law and conformity to SFCG’s practice
  • Manage internal and external audits
  • Maintain NGO registration for SFCG
  • Manage and support personnel
  • Ensure compliance with SFCG rules and regulations vis a vis the administration and financial policies manuals and donors’ requirements
  • Produce  timely, quality, and accurate financial reports and practices, including preparation of monthly financial reports and follow up
  • Respond to routine inquiries related to finance and administrationAs job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

 
Minimum Qualifications
  • A university degree in accounting, economics or business administration
  • 5+ years working for international NGO or similar in Finance and Administration capacity
  • Fluency in oral and written English and Swahili
  • Have a good grasp of mathematics and be able to perform complex calculations around payments and financial operations with the aid of a calculator and computer programme (Microsoft Excel)
  • Experience with managing Human Resource issues in Tanzania
  • Strong command of computer programming, specifically Microsoft office and the Internet
  • Strong knowledge of compliance regulations for European and United States donors
  • Experience with budgeting and reporting to International Donors
  • Capacity to negotiate with partners and to make decisions affecting those partnerships
  • Strong leadership and management skills
  • Possess strong oral and written communication skills and be able to establish and maintain good relationships with colleagues and partners
  • Have an interest in  SFCG’s mission and work
Salary Commensurate with education and experience, with excellent benefits

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit their application letter and CV via email at tanzania@sfcg.org before 17h00 31 December 2011. Please be sure to include minimum salary requirements (in currency figures) or current salary, projected start date, and to mention where you found this posting. No phone calls please. Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. Please see our web site www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. 

NOTE: Applicants who currently have the right to live and work in Tanzania are encouraged to apply.