JOB OPPORTUNITY AT KILIMANJARO CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD

• Engage with other members of the senior management to develop, finance and implement Bank growth initiatives and objectives including new offerings.
• Ensure the delivery of effective financial decision-making – support to the business and its management and oversees the development and execution of an effective financial strategy to achieve optimal returns on investment.
• Provide strategic financial management and leadership support across the Bank, in line with the overall corporate strategy.
• Develop, update and implement finance and tax strategies, policies and processes.
• Initiate and coordinate the formulation of business plans and annual budgets and monitor progress towards achievement.
• Provide advice on liquidity, investment, interest rates policies and financial assets management.
• Develop and implement sound accounting framework in compliance with statutory provisions both for industry regulators and tax authorities
• Review and contribute to the enhancement of the financial policy and procedures for the Bank to ensure that this is aligned with current business and statutory requirements.
• Review, develop, monitor and control the budget for the unit and monitor the budget of the department to ensure budgets are aligned with the business plan and expenses are controlled within agreed limits.
• Liaise with all stakeholders for example, clients, government institutions, the Bank of Tanzania and other financial institutions to ensure that the Banks interests are properly represented and safeguarded.
• Review all unit reports and related processes and procedures to ensure sound quality control and recommend appropriate interventions in line with policy.
• Prepare financial analysis to ensure actual performance; changes of key economic indicators and other market information are communicated to business units timely in order to manage variations.
• Supervise, verify and submit prepared statutory reports to regulators to ensure compliance to prudential guidelines and procedures.
• Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly, quarterly and annual financial accounts to both internal and external stakeholders
• Review and monitor reports on in house bank accounts to ensure correctness of the transactions booking and classification of the same to comply with the Financial policy and procedures.
• Develop and implement reconciliation procedures to ensure the timely detection of errors and irregularities in bank’s accounts and correction taken in line with the financial policy and procedures.
• Supervise, verify and approve reversal and settlements transaction files before posted to the Core Banking system to ensure correctness and timely settlement as per approved policy and procedures.
• Manage the performance of subordinate staff, develop, and implement training and development plans to ensure their performance is aligned with business goals and objectives.
• Liaise with all stakeholders for example, clients, government institutions, the BOT and other financial institutions to ensure that the Banks interests are properly represented and safeguarded.
• Review all unit reports and related processes and procedures to ensure sound quality control and recommend appropriate interventions in line with policy.
• Prepare financial analysis to ensure actual performance; changes of key economic indicators and other market information are communicated to business units timely in order to manage variations.
• Supervise, verify and submit prepared statutory reports to regulators to ensure compliance to prudential guidelines and procedures.
• Oversee the preparation and communication of monthly, quarterly and annual financial accounts to both internal and external stakeholders
• Review, consolidate, monitor and control the budget for the bank to ensure it is aligned with the corporate business plan and expenses are controlled within agreed limits and recommend re-allocation / supplementary to achieve corporate goals and objectives.
• Develop and implement payment procedures to ensure payments and transfers, detection of errors and irregularities in the payment instructions and correction thereof are effected in line with the financial policy and procedures.
• Supervise, verify and approve bank payments and settlements transaction files before posted to the system to ensure correctness and settlement as per approved policy and procedures.
• Prepare and review financial policy and procedures for the bank to ensure that it is aligned with accepted accounting principles and regulatory bodies.
• Coordinate and supervise periodic audit process with internal and external auditors to ensure that the exercises are performed in accordance with procedures and regulations.
• Prepare interim and annual financial reports in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards to ensure that the management, regulators and the public obtain financial performance of the bank as per policy and procedures.
• Monitor and supervise the bank assets register to ensure that assets are classified, amortized in line with bank policy and procedures.
• Review annual tax returns from consultants to ensure that they are properly computed and filed in accordance with the inland tax legislation and business strategy.
• Manage and supervise daily departmental accounting entries to ensure that the transactions are properly booked in accordance to generally accepted accounting principle
• Provide accounting technical support to business units to ensure reported issues/complaints are addressed or corrected timely in accordance with service level agreement.

Any other responsibilities under Finance and Administration as may be assigned by the Managing Director from time to time.

Holder of Master Degree from any recognized University and relevant professional qualifications (CPA/ACCA).

Minimum of 5 Years’ working experience in the field of banking, finance, administration and accounting with 3 years at managerial level.

Finance & Accounting

Procurement

Business acumen

Change Management

Analytical Skills

Presentation/ Communication

Integrity

Accountability

Flexibility

Team Work