Reports to Country Director / International Finance Manager Key
relationships
– internal
– Management Accountant
-Senior Finance and Administration Manager (FAM)
– Operations and IT Coordinator
– Assistant Finance Coordinators
Expected
travel

Regular travel to the field across Tanzania and regional offices (Iringa, Mbeya and Ruvuma)
Overview of role

The Internal Compliance Coordinator is a key role within the finance team responsible for
reviewing the financial processes and controls. The role will require review of the financial
processes at the Dar es Salaam office, where the finance team are based, but also to the
regional offices where there are no full time finance staff.
The main duties of the Internal Compliance Coordinator include:
– Regular completion of internal audit reports and follow ups to ensure actions completed
– Review of financial controls and expenses at head office and regional offices
– Review adherence to donor rules and regulations
MainResponsibilities
Internal audit reviews (50%)
– Undertake internal audit reviews at head office reviewing financial processes and
regional offices, focusing on staff expenses and large purchases.
– Review expenses and payments transactions to ensure the policies and documentation
have been followed in accordance with RD financial policies and procedures
– Review procurement processes to ensure policies have been followed and purchase
orders have been documented
– Recommend improvements to financial systems and processes
– Review/develop finance bottom line accountabilities and monitor performance against
these
– Review effectiveness of existing policies and procedures and consider these could be
updated
– Undertake internal reviews of other departments work; programme teams, Human
Resources, Investment and Partnerships.
– Conduct any ad-hoc audit or financial investigation assignments at the request of the
Country Director or Senior Finance and Admin Manager
Review of financial controls and expenses (20%)
– Assisting in the preparation for the organisational annual audit and the guidance of the
Finance and Administration Manager.
– Review asset/ inventory register
– Review how financial information/transactions is processed on sales force, and whether
this could be done differently
– Responsible for reviewing staff imprest/loan balances and ensure policies are followed
– Review if payments have made to the agreed deadlines
Review adherence to donor rules and regulations (20%)
– Ensure all the regulations for each Donor are complied with in line with our contract with
them
– Record and track reporting against key donor reporting dates
2
-Review processes for submitting donor bids, including finances teams involvement
-Ensures the country program complies with local and international legal requirements by
studying existing and new legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising
management on needed actions.
Staff training and development (10%)
– Receive regular updates from line manager and from the FAM on key objectives of the
finance team
– Complete finance training and technical training (e.g. Excel)
– Assist in training of non-finance staff and volunteers in Restless Development to comply
with finance procedures
– Responsible for training finance staff on financial controls and processes they must
follow.

Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
 Master/Graduate level degree in accounts or finance
 Knowledge of Tanzanian Tax regulations
 Computer literacy, in Microsoft Word, Outlook and PowerPoint, and especially in Excel
 Fluency in Swahili and English
Preferred
 Professional accountancy accreditation

Experience & Skills Essential
 Minimum of 2 years work experience in accounting or finance
 Experience of internal or external audits or reviews
 Excellent English verbal and written communications
Preferred
 Experience working within audit at an accounting firm
 Practical knowledge of accounts software (ideally Financial Force)
 Accounts experience in the NGO sector
Personal
attributes and
behaviours
 A strong personal commitment to the values, aims and approaches of Restless
Development
 Highly developed leadership and influencing skills
 Integrity and trustworthiness
 Fair and considered in your decision making
 Self-motivated
 Able to work autonomously and as a member of the team
Code of
conduct
You will be required to uphold Restless Development’s financial policies and procedures,
staff code of conduct, and values at all times during the course of your placement with the
organization, acting as a role model in the course of your duties.

How to apply
Please send a completed application form to jobstanzania@restlessdevelopment.org by the
closing date.
Please note we DO NOT accept CVs, resumes or covering letters
Restless Development Tanzania has a strong commitment to abiding, upholding and
promoting appropriate risk-based Child Protection standards at all times. Any individuals
deemed to be an unacceptable risk to children will not be considered.
Closing Date 5pm Tanzania time Tuesday, 25th October 2016