Vacancy: Finance Manager – Hass Tanzania Ltd
The Company: Hass Petroleum Group is a regional oil marketing company with a significant presence in East Africa and the Great Lakes region.
We have fully fledged operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, dealing with importation and distribution of white oils (Diesel, Petrol & Kerosene), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and our own brand of lubricants blended to world class standards.
In Tanzania, we own and operate a terminal facility in Dar es Salaam with a capacity of 25 million litres. The terminal offers hospitality to a number of OMCs in Tanzania and forms part of our revenue streams in the region. The Job: We seek to recruit a qualified and experienced Finance Manager to lead the Finance team in our Tanzania operations.
He/she will be expected to
- Drive the business performance by identifying and analyzing key performance drivers;
- Prepare financial statements and reports;
- Oversee the automation of fixed assets register and maintenance of the same;
- Actively participate in Budgeting and planning process with a view of identifying saving opportunities;
- Negotiate with the banks for reasonable exchange rates;
- Coordinate internal and external audits for the business unit
- Provide robust financial analysis & support for sales and marketing;
- Develop and embed rigorous risk and opportunity analysis and link the same to Sales & Operations processes;
- Provide financial advice to support the commercial teams and functions;
- Manage quality of financial timelines, budgets, and milestones;
- Assess and advise on financial implications of new or existing ventures;
- Monitor the financial position in relation to goals and objectives and provide reports and advice to the Management Committee;
- Approve payments as per the approved Chart of authority.
Desired Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business related field and full CPA/ACCA professional qualifications.
- A minimum of 7 years’ working experience in Finance, Audit or Accounts preferably in a multi-national Company.
- Must have held a supervisory role for a minimum of 3 years.
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Must have a strategic mindset and good negation skills
- Must be a person of high integrity and a high fiscal discipline
- He/she must be proficient in Oracle ERP and MS Office suite
To Apply:
If you are interested and meet the required profile, please send us your cover letter and detailed CV, including your qualifications, experience, present position and current remuneration to recruit@hasspetroleum.com on or before December 6, 2013.
Your application should also include names and addresses of three referees, a working e-mail address and daytime telephone contacts.
Your application should also include names and addresses of three referees, a working e-mail address and daytime telephone contacts.
Applications received after the deadline date will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to accept or reject any application.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.