Career with BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania 

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is part of a leading development organization that started its operations in 2006 in Tanzania, focusing on thematic areas of Agriculture, Youth and Women Empowerment, Food Security and Livelihood

About the Programme

The MasterCard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) is implementing an initiative that will create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women in 9.5 million People across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill up the following position.

Senior Officer, Finance & Accounts

Lead in overseeing all financial and admin functions of the Company. Provide required leadership financial reporting, office administration work, procurement, and other logistics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the financial operations of the organization and ensure timely and Accurate financial reports and practices.

• Responsible for entering financial information and maintaining all financial records For projects and for the organization.

• Reviews field transactions done by the AIM area accountant.
• Support budget development and control of budget to ensure spending are as per Approved donor balance

• Supporting project audit for both Internal, external and donor desk review
• Doing physical branches supervision and verification of program activities
• Provide financial inputs for proposal development, project management, Human Resource Management policies, logistics, travel and other areas of Administration.

• Provide orientation and training to the organization staff on cost-effective management.
• Ensure all accounts policies and procedures of the organization are being Followed/put into practice and organization control system have

• Ensure appropriate and sufficient documentation.
• Ensure financial transactions are following the donor and statutory requirements
• Ensuring timely and sufficient accountability of IOU by the employees
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the programmer’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action. Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational & Experience Requirements:

• Holds Bachelor Degree in Accounts, Finance, Economics, and Investment.
• CPA, ACCA is a requirement.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills in budget reparation and analysis, donor reporting and presentation.
• Comprehensive experience in producing financial reports
• Experience in preparation of business plans for businesses and for non-profits
• Ability to conduct market assessment and produce reports
• At least 3 years of experience in procurement, administration, in providing Logistical support to businesses and projects

Required Competencies:

• Strategic thinker
• Analytical and critical thinking
• Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Integrity
• Leadership, organization and Management Skills
• Computer literacy.
• Time Management

Employment type: Contractual

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: Country Head Office