Silverleaf Academy is a new group of affordable, high quality schools
in Tanzania. Our mission is to provide the highest quality learning at the most affordable levels. We have launched our first primary schools in the towns of Moshi and Arusha and have plans to expand nationwide.  We are recruiting a dynamic leader to become our Head Office Finance Manager.
Role Title: Finance Manager
Location: Moshi, Tanzania
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Hours: Full time – 40 hrs per week
Salary:  Tsh 1.5m – Tsh 2m Gross per month 
Position Description
The Finance Manager will be in charge of designing and overseeing all financial processes, implementing appropriate controls and best practices, ensuring financial and donor reporting compliance, and helping develop financial strategy. The role requires a high level of responsibility and is critical to the organization’s future growth. For the right candidate, this could provide an unrivalled leadership opportunity to shape the organisational design of a fast expanding school chain, whilst delivering real impact for young Tanzanian students.

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 The Finance Manager’s responsibilities include:
  • Design, implement and improve financial processes and controls throughout organization
  • Create and monitor central office and school-level budgets
  • Bookkeeping of all operational transactions via an online Accounts system (Xero.com)
  • Tracking and managing all Sales transactions and producing invoices for parents using internal systems (Xero and K12)
  • Management of all Petty Cash and staff funding requests, with weekly reconciliations
  • Management of all online bank payments and the company’s mobile money systems, for use in tuition fee collection and the payment of staff and suppliers
  • Preparation of monthly payroll for approval
  • Prepare and file statutory payment prior to due dates (payroll taxes, corporate taxes, licenses)
  • Conduct monthly financial reviews with executive team and department heads
  • Plan and monitor organizational and department cash flow needs
  • Review and sign off on weekly bank reconciliation and expense reporting
  • Design and prepare quarterly and annual funding reports to grant donors, and any other ad hoc financial requests investors may make
  • Ensuring the Finance Manual and policies are up to date and are being adhered to by staff throughout the company
  • Managing procurement value-for-money analysis and supplier payments
  • Identifying areas for cost controls and financial efficiencies
  • Prepare for and manage external audits
  • Assist in the development of potential impact investors and the longer term country-wide business model
  • Assist in hiring and training of local Assistant Finance Managers and Cashiers for business continuity and/or if expansion requires
  • Training of all Head Teachers on Finance Manual and accompanying financial processes used throughout Silverleaf Academy’s network of schools
  • Being a role model to all Silverleaf Academy central and school-based staff at all times
 Characteristics:
  • Entrepreneurial, independent, driven, professional, resilient, adaptive, solution-oriented, communicative, transparent, energetic, street-smart, strong follow-up, pays attention to details.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, start up environment
  • Empathy and high commitment to Silverleaf Academy’s mission and organizational values
Qualifications:
  • Professional accounting designation (e.g. ACCA, CPFA, CIMA)
  • University degree in business administration, or Finance
 Experience and skills
  • 5 or more years private sector working experience
  • 2 to 3 years of Senior Audit experience
  • Demonstrated competence in management of multiple responsibilities in a time-sensitive environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including team work and individual excellence
  • Clear understanding of schools business and operating financial systems across multiple sites and regions across Tanzania 
  • Strong computer literacy (excel, google drive, apps) especially with online Accounting systems such as Quickbooks or Xero 
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Previous line management experience of small teams 
Application process and deadlines: Interested applicants should submit (1) a covering letter, (2) current CV or résumé, and (3) References
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The deadline for applications is 5pm, Friday April 14th 2017. Please note we will be interviewing candidates throughout this time, so early application is recommended. The start date will be negotiated with successful candidates. Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview (to be held in English) and an assessment session at our offices in Moshi. We regret that we will not be contacting unsuccessful candidates.  Successful candidates will undergo a six month probation period before formally being offered the position.
NOTE:  Silverleaf Academy takes Child Protection seriously, and new staff are required to sign up to the Child Protection Code of Conduct and Student Welfare policies.  References will be contacted during the application process as part of our duty of care towards our students and parents. 
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