Job Title: Finance and Administration Manager
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Background
SoCha intends to submit a proposal to provide clients with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) expertise, as well as training services, to strengthen their capacity to monitor and learn from activities. This initiative aims to:
- Improve the client’s capacity to design, implement, and monitor strategies.
- Increase the effectiveness of evaluations and assessments.
- Enhance learning capacity throughout the program cycle.
Only suitably experienced Tanzanian citizens and residents are encouraged to apply.
Scope of Work
The Finance and Administration Manager will report directly to the Chief of Party and will regularly interface with SoCha’s home office. This role is critical for the effective implementation of the project, ensuring that the following processes are in place and optimized: human resources, financial management, contracts, and operational policies and procedures.
Illustrative Functions of the Position
- Oversee project finance, procurement, and administration.
- Coordinate and support procurement procedures and administrative support for all project activities, including logistics for TPM activities and other project initiatives.
- Maintain reliable and accurate accounting records for the project.
- Produce monthly field reports for SoCha’s home office.
- Develop financial reports for USAID, including quarterly accrual reports.
- Review and verify the accuracy of monthly invoices.
- Develop annual revenue projections.
- Analyze budgeted-to-actual expenditures and “burn rate.”
- Supervise a team of approximately three staff members focused on finance, administration, operations, and human resources.
- Oversee monthly payroll and preparation of social charges and tax remittances for staff.
- Ensure compliance with US Government, USAID, and SoCha policies and procedures for finance, procurement, and human resources.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws.
- Provide senior-level oversight of field team operations, ensuring safety standards are met.
- Troubleshoot operational challenges related to technical activities expected in the delivery of the contract.
The tasks outlined above are indicative but not exhaustive; other responsibilities may be assigned by the Chief of Party or their designee.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience managing finances for donor-funded projects.
- Experience overseeing project budgets.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Swahili.
- Advanced knowledge of various software packages, including MS Excel and Word, and QuickBooks.
- Knowledge of local payroll and benefits.
- Experience overseeing finance and accounting of USAID-funded activities is preferred.
- Proficiency in English is essential.
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