Job Summary
Financial Manager
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
This business is built, almost entirely, on the strength of remarkable people who give passionately to their roles, work tirelessly, and have the guest experience at the core of their focus daily and care of the sustainability of our communities and environment. Every single employee makes a huge difference to our success and our contribution to the world, regardless of their role or function. For this reason, we choose individuals very carefully – they are the strength and the future of this business.
CHARACTERISTICS
- Hands-on, self-driven and motivated
- Organised and results oriented
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Comfortable in dealing with and tolerant of diverse cultures, languages and environments
- Highly numerate and accurate, with an eye for detail on numbers and analysis of financial results
- Highly ethical and integrous with the ability to be principled when necessary
- Be open to and adapt to the very specific company culture of tolerance across the regions we operate
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Finance reporting function for all business units
- balance sheet reconciliations and process monthly journals
- monthly management account reporting for regional business units and variance analysis
- quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and high-level forecasts
- Treasury management and cashflow forecasting
- Fixed asset register maintenance
- Debtors age analysis and bad debt provision
- Revaluation and authorisation of all bank reconciliations
- Review and approval of payment obligations (creditors)
- Maintain commercial focus through preparation & review of detailed budgets, forecasts and input into management decisions
- Investigate and report variances and implement controls to reduce variances where relevant
- Plan, direct and coordinate the responsibilities of subordinates to ensure they are performing in line with expectations, including regular lodge visits
- Manage External Audit and field queries with Audit Team
- Co-ordinate regional annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting
- Completion and submission of relevant tax returns, including VAT, Income Tax, PAYE and Withholding Tax
- Maintain procedures for custody and control of assets and records in order to ensure safekeeping
- Establish and maintain relationships with internal customers and provide assistance when problems may be encountered
- Monthly preparation of Arusha payroll and reviewing regional payroll
AD HOC TASKS
- Consider review and support investment and commercial opportunities that arise from time to time
- Ad hoc projects as required from time to time
QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE
- Qualified Chartered Accountant
- Must be proficient with MS Office Packages and be able to demonstrate superior MS Excel abilities
- Experience in Accpac or Tourplan a plus
- Must be able to work in a challenging environment
- East African Tax and Accounting experience an advantage
- International experience is a plus
- Luxury lodge and / or Touring finance experience an advantage
- Willing to relocate to Arusha, Tanzania
- Willing to travel from Arusha to the Tanzania based lodges
SKILLS REQUIRED
- Must be highly numerate in financial reporting, internal controls, taxation, relationships with key stakeholders and problem solving.
- Strong Commercial focus
- Able to prioritise and balance Commercial and technical financial requirements
- The ability to generate and maintain a positive momentum and focus
- Consistently maintaining a high productivity level whilst demonstrating drive, stamina and the capacity to work hard
- Maintains ethical and professional norms in all activities and including a willingness to develop oneself further
- Able to coach and facilitate the development of others’ knowledge and skills, providing timely feedback and guidance to help them reach goals
- High emotional intelligence to be able to balance the highly driven work ethic that is in place coupled with a sense of ‘fun’ and enjoying work daily
WORK PERMIT
- This is a permanent position based in Arusha, Tanzania
- The company will facilitate and coordinate all work and residence permit requirements
- The successful endorsement of both the work and residence permits by the government will confirm the appointment upon which the successful candidate may travel to Tanzania to take up the position
- The successful candidate may be required to sit for the exams for the local accounting certification to satisfy work permit conditions