Budget &
Turnover:
Purpose of the
position:
Responsible for the overall financial management and day-to-day bookkeeping of
the company.
Key Result Areas and
accountabilities:
1. Financial strategy- responsible for reviewing company financial strategy and
making recommendation to the management where appropriate
2. Financial accounting-responsible for producing and an
alyzing year-end
financial accounts. Liaising with company auditors, production of statutory
accounts and lodgment of the company’s taxation return
3. Management accounting-responsible for producing management accounts reports
and ad-hoc reports as required
4. Accounting system-responsible for reviewing, updating and implementing
existing internal accounting systems and introducing new system and controls
where appropriate
5. Expenditure control-responsible for monitoring all company expenditure and
where appropriate making recommendations to individuals and teams responsible
for budgets
6. General ledger- responsible for maintaining the GL, setting up new accounts
and cost centers when required, ensuring reconciliations of control accounts,
ensuring correct allocation of expenditure to cost centers
7. Banking- responsible for managing of all company bank accounts, ensuring
adequate funds are available to meet expenditure requirements
8. Payroll- responsible for generating monthly payroll runc(including the
relevant PAYE, pension deductions) of all employees
9. Ensures that proper books of accounts are maintained to satisfy legal and
internal requirements
10. Provides timely and accurate financial and accounting information to
management
11. Prepares year end accounts and ensures that the year and audit exercise
progresses smoothly
12. Prepares and submits various statutory returns
13. Preparation and compilation of company budgets
14. Supervision of subordinate staff including staff training and development,
appraisals and welfare in accordance with company procedures;
15. Cash management including cash flow management and allocation of funds in
accordance to the various competing priorities
16. Ensure premiums received are correctly allocated to policies and action
taken on the issue arising there from resolution of the suspense and data
issues
Skills, Knowledge
& Competencies required to perform this role:
• At least 3 years accountancy experience within a financial management role in
banking or insurance
• Experience in management accounts and end year financial accounts
• Extensive experience and thorough working knowledge of computerized
accounting system and spreadsheets
• Good verbal and written presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and on own initiative within a team environment
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to details
Qualifications &
Professional registration:
Essential:
• A Bachelor Degree in Accounting
• A recognized accountancy qualification CPA(T)
• Preferred: Broad commercial awareness especially in Insurance industry
Years of experience required to perform this role
• At least 3+ years in a function where the candidate was independently
responsible for the delivery of desired results
Applicants who
consider himself/herself competent with the above mentioned position with more
than four years experience in insurance industry, please send the soft copy of
your CV along with application and contact details to the
HR Business Partner,
Metropolitan (Tanzania) Limited,
P.O.Box 77016,
Dar es salaam.
via mail. Only short
listed candidate will be contacted for interview
