Director of Finance at Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST)

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Director of Finance at Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST) October 2024

Job type: Full-time
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
About Us:
Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST), a
local Non-Governmental Organization, is a social enterprise and a
leading provider of family planning, sexual and reproductive health care
and allied services. MST is a partner of the Government of Tanzania and
a member of the Marie Stopes International (MSI) Global Partnership,
which operates in over 37 countries worldwide. MST’s mission is that all
women and men in Tanzania will have “Children by Choice, Not Chance”.

Our
organization is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and
post holders to share this commitment.

The Role:
Marie
Stopes Tanzania has an exciting opportunity for an organized and
proactive individual looking to work as The Director of Finance, based
in Dar es Salaam.
Reporting to Country
Director, the Director of Finance acts as a business partner to the
Country Director (CD) in ensuring that all the financial risks and
projected returns are considered and robustly evaluated when making
strategic and operational decisions.

The Director of Finance is
responsible for supporting the Executive Management Team (EMT) to
achieve sustainable growth through improved financial management to
drive the organisation’s performance.

The Director of Finance is
the authority for all accounting matters within the organisation and
must ensure Marie Stopes International’s (MSI) Group Financial policies
are implemented while observing the needs of the country programme’s
local statutory requirements.

The Director of Finance must build
and maintain a motivated and productive local finance team capable of
implementing MSI’s strategy, developing proper monitoring and follow-up
systems to ensure financial sustainability and providing advice and
support to the programme on financial management.

Among the Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and functional leadership as part of the Executive Management team;
• Devise accurate, realistic and inclusive budgets for MST’s Country programme, for donor funding bids and for sub-departments;
• Oversee and ensure financial systems, procedures and reports, that enable efficient and compliant use of MSI funds and assets;
• Effective management and oversight of MST working capital, investments and financial obligations;
• Responsible for accurate and timely group reporting, while dealing with internal and external auditors;
• Provide leadership oversight over operations function (Procurement and Stock management); and
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

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About You:
To succeed in this role, you must be/have:

• At least 6 years’ experience in a senior management position, preferably in the donor environment.
• Demonstrable experience in a leadership role for a large division or company;
• Experience in strategic planning and execution of plans to achieve objective and targets;
• Demonstrated success in formulating policy, and development and implementing strategies and procedures;
• Excellent knowledge of financial management systems and reporting;
• Hands-on experience with computerised Accounting Systems; Knowledge of Sun Systems is desirable;
• Knowledge of donor contract requirements for budgeting and reporting;
• Ability to establish and maintain contacts with senior-level government and donor officials;
• Demonstrable experience in audit functions;
• Experience of working with colleagues in geographically separate locations;
• Cross-functional team player and flexible to operate in a changing environment;
• Qualified Accountant with ACCA/CPA (essential);
• Degree-educated or equivalent (essential);
• Ability to communicate effectively (both written and oral) at all levels.

How to Apply:
This is Full-time
Job, If you feel that you are able to meet the requirements and you are
motivated enough to be part of the team, please send your applications
including a cover letter detailing your suitability and why you are
interested in this post to the address below.

Director of Human Resources and Administration
Marie Stopes Tanzania
11 Kinyonga Street – Mwenge
P.O. Box 7072, Dar Es Salaam.
Telephone: +255 22 2774991 / 4
VOIP +255 768 987 780
E-mail: jobs@mst.or.tz

Closing date: All applications should reach the addressee before October 14th, 2024. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.