BRAC Tanzania job vacancy September 2026 is open for qualified and experienced finance and accounting professionals interested in joining BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania as a Regional Accounts Manager. The position offers an opportunity to work in Dodoma and Tabora and involves financial oversight, accounting compliance, internal controls, budget monitoring, financial reporting and supporting branch-level operations. The position is contractual, with a negotiable salary, and applications must be submitted by 29 September 2026.
Position: Regional Accounts Manager
The Regional Accounts Manager (RAM) is responsible for providing financial oversight, technical guidance, and quality assurance for branch-level financial operations within the assigned region. Reporting directly to the Country Office Finance Manager, the RAM ensures that all branch financial activities are conducted in compliance with BRAC financial policies, donor regulations, and internal control standards
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Oversight and Compliance:
- Provide technical oversight of branch financial operations to ensure compliance with BRAC financial policies and donor regulations.
- Review branch financial transactions and records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Verify that BAOOs maintain accurate Daily Cash Registers (DCR) and perform required reconciliations.
- Review weekly and monthly bank reconciliations prepared by branches.
- Monitor branch-level financial documentation to ensure completeness and audit readiness.
- Conduct periodic financial quality assurance reviews of branch financial records.
- Monitor adherence to BRAC financial procedures across branches, including Cash management policies, Procurement procedures, Asset management policies and financial documentation standards
- Ensure compliance with donor financial guidelines and organizational financial procedures.
- Review adherence to local tax and statutory requirements where applicable.
- Monitor synchronization between Binsight and SBI Cloud systems.
- Review system-generated financial reports to detect discrepancies.
- Provide guidance to BAOOs on proper use of financial systems.
- Support resolution of financial system errors or inconsistencies.
Field Monitoring, Branch Support and Regional Financial Risk Management
- Conduct regular monitoring visits to branches to review financial operations.
- Perform surprise cash counts and verify physical financial records.
- Review asset registers and inventory records during branch visits.
- Assess compliance with internal control procedures.
- Provide on-the-job coaching and support to BAOOs.
- Conduct periodic financial risk assessments across branches in the region.
- Monitor key financial risk indicators including Cash variances, Delayed banking, Reconciliation discrepancies, Procurement irregularities etc.
- Recommend corrective actions and escalate serious financial risks to the Country Office Finance Team.
- Work closely with regional programme leadership to align financial processes with programme implementation.
- Provide financial guidance during programme activities such as asset distributions and participant support initiatives.
- Support programme teams in financial planning and resource management.
Budget Monitoring, Financial Planning, Financial Reporting and Consolidation
- Monitor budget utilization across branches within the region.
- Analyze budget versus actual expenditures and identify variances.
- Provide financial insights to support programme implementation.
- Support preparation of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) inputs and financial projections.
- Review branch-level financial reports including Monthly financial reports, Bank reconciliation statements, Procurement summaries
- Ensure financial reports are accurate, complete, and submitted on time.
- Consolidate regional financial data and submit reports to the Country Office Finance Team.
Mentorship and Capacity Building:
- Provide technical guidance to BAOOs on accounting procedures, financial policies, and internal controls.
- Conduct regular coaching and mentoring sessions with BAOOs to strengthen financial management capacity.
- Support the onboarding and orientation of newly recruited BAOOs.
- Identify training needs and recommend capacity development initiatives.
- Facilitate regional finance learning sessions and promote peer learning among BAOOs.
Strengthening Internal Controls, Audit Coordination and Preparedness
- Monitor implementation of internal control systems at branch level.
- Review segregation of duties within branch finance operations.
- Ensure timely reconciliations and proper voucher approval processes.
- Review financial documentation for completeness and compliance.
- Monitor financial transactions to identify potential irregularities or fraud indicators.
- Review unusual financial activities or discrepancies.
- Ensure suspected fraud incidents are reported in accordance with BRAC policies.
- Support investigation and follow-up on financial irregularities where required.
- Support branches in preparing for internal and external audits.
- Conduct pre-audit reviews of branch financial records.
- Ensure financial documentation is properly organized.
- Support BAOOs in responding to audit queries.
- Track implementation of audit recommendations across branches.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
- Promote and uphold BRAC’s safeguarding principles by ensuring that all staff, participants, and community members are protected from abuse, exploitation, harassment, and neglect during programme implementation.
- Support the integration of safeguarding standards into financial and programme operations
- Promote safeguarding awareness among staff and encourage reporting of safeguarding concerns.
- Follow established safeguarding reporting procedures for any reportable incidents.
Educational & Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or Commerce.
- Minimum 4–5 years of experience in finance and accounting, preferably in development or NGO programmes, including experience with managing finance and accounts for development programs including microfinance, livelihood, education, agricultural and food security, and/or girl’s and women’s empowerment programs
- Experience supervising finance staff and overseeing financial operations across multiple locations is an added advantage.
Required Competencies:
- Strong knowledge of financial management, accounting principles, and internal controls.
- Experience with financial systems and digital reporting tools.
- Strong analytical, supervision, and mentoring skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination abilities.
- High level of integrity and commitment to BRAC’s mission and values.
Employment type: Contractual
Salary: Negotiable
Job Location: Dodoma & Tabora
If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
External candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary via the respective job application link.
Internal candidates need to apply with their latest CV including all job assignments in detail with BRAC PIN, Put your Supervisor in copy and email to bimcf.tanzania@brac.or.tz
Please mention the name of the position and AD# BMT 09/2026 in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 29 September 2026
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment.
