Financial Manager

Our client, is looking for a FINANCIAL MANAGER to join their team in Tanzania:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Finance reporting function for all business units
• Balance sheet reconciliations & 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 performingin 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 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 Excelabilities
• Experience in Accpac or Tourplan a plus
• Must be able to work in a challenging environment
• East African Tax & Accounting experience an advantage
• International experience is a plus
• Luxury lodge and / or Touring finance experience an advantage
• Willing to relocate to Tanzania
• Willing to travel  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 andthe capacity to work hard.
• Maintains ethical and professional norms in all activities and including a willingness todevelop oneself further.
• Able to coach and facilitate the development of others’ knowledge and skills, providingtimely feedback and guidance to help them reach goals
• High emotional intelligence to be able to balance the highly driven work ethic that is in placecoupled with a sense of ‘fun’ and enjoying work

SALARY

• Negotiable

To apply for this position, kindly forward your CV in Word Format together with a head and shoulders photo to charlene@cedar-wood.co.za