Finance + Administration Officer

SUBMIT APPLICATIONS HERE: Eden Jobsite Reports to: Operations, Administration + Finance Manager Department: Finance Position classification : Full-time Location : Lumuma, Kilosa District / Mbuga, Mpwapwa District Preferred Candidate Location : Morogoro/Dodoma Employment type: LOCAL NATIONALS ONLY employment is through Compassionate Carbon Tanzania Ltd (Tanzanian-registered affiliate of Eden: People+Planet) Company Information Compassionate Carbon Tanzania Ltd is a mission-driven organization launched by Compassionate Carbon LLC and Eden: People+Planet (Eden). Specializing in developing and implementing landscape-scale forest carbon projects through Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), we collaborate with local communities to restore landscapes, create jobs, protect ecosystems, and mitigate climate change. Our projects integrate nature-based solutions to help meet global emissions targets while ensuring community ownership and long-term sustainability. The Rubeho Mountains Carbon Project, a significant initiative in Tanzania, focuses on native forest restoration and community-based conservation efforts. Position Summary The Finance and Administration Officer (F+AO) is responsible for administrating and managing the financial transactions of assigned projects, ensuring compliance with Eden’s finance standards and procedures, regulations, and accounting best practices. The F+AO facilitates tracking expenditures, preparing timely financial reports, maintaining accurate financial records, and supporting the overall financial health and integrity of Eden’s operations. Additionally, the F+AO supports day-to-day HR and administration needs within the office, ensuring support to operational functions. Essential Responsibilities Oversee field accounts payable and general ledger entries, ensuring accurate bookkeeping with supporting documentation. Ensure expenditures align with approved budgets and donor requirements. Prepare accurate and timely financial reports, including expense reports, financial statements, and donor reports; maintain organized financial records, including invoices, receipts, and supporting documents. Ensure transactions and recordkeeping maintains compliance with regulations, donor requirements, organizational policies, and international accounting standards. Perform regular cash and bank reconciliations, review backup documentation for compliance, and monitor outstanding advances; identify risks associated with the project and together with the Finance Manager, develop and implement mitigation strategies. Maintain communication with stakeholders like banks and suppliers. Manage petty cash and other project-related cash transactions; this includes ensuring staff cash advances are managed in line with Finance policy and there is timely availability of funds to cater for the office’s cash needs. Assist with various HR projects and processes, including recruitment, onboarding, and employment-related administrative tasks. Act as a liaison between employees and management to provide information and address concerns regarding day-to-day HR activities. Handle office administrative tasks, including organizing files, managing office supplies, and supporting daily operational needs to ensure an efficient work environment. Track and manage project inventory, ensuring proper records are maintained. Collaborate with team members, including program staff, to ensure smooth financial operations and project support. Assist with internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation. Communicate financial information clearly and effectively to relevant stakeholders. Other duties as assigned. Education + Work Experience Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. 2-5 years of progressive professional accounting experience. Experience in the nonprofit sector, particularly with grants and donor-funded projects, is highly desirable. Familiarity with fund accounting. Professional certification or related certificate studies (CPA, CPA(T), ACPA, ACCA, or similar). Skills + Abilities Models the Eden Ethos in all professional interactions, demonstrating a commitment to the organization's values, vision, and conduct standards. Strong understanding of accounting principles (GAAP), financial reporting, and budgeting. Familiarity with the unique financial challenges and requirements of international organizations with mixed funding streams. Understanding of relevant regulations, donor requirements, and international accounting standards. Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel). Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in both English and Swahili. Ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities, ensuring effective prioritization and maintaining accurate records. Understanding of applicable employment laws and regulations in Tanzania, as well as Human Resources best practices and their application. Organizational and data management skills for maintaining accurate records and effectively supporting administrative processes. Ability to identify and resolve accounting-related issues. Ability to work independently, as well as effectively as part of diverse teams and stakeholders. Commitment to ethical financial practices. Work Conditions Work Environment: primarily an office-based environment with a typical moderate noise level (comparable to normal office background sounds). Occasional travel to field sites is also required. Frequent teamwork and stakeholder engagement requires regular meetings both in-person and via video conferencing platforms. Office amenities include standard desk space, a computer, and internet access; field facilities may be basic. Work schedule: occasional extended hours may be required during critical project periods (e.g. fiscal year end or major deadlines). The role calls for some flexibility during peak workloads, but such instances are infrequent and communicated in advance. Physical Requirements: involves typical office mobility—regular sitting, standing, and walking within the workspace, with occasional light physical activities such as bending, reaching, or carrying lightweight office materials between meeting areas. Additionally, extended focus and remaining in a stationary position for extensive periods of computer work or long meetings is commonly required. These requirements will be met with or without reasonable accommodation, as Eden is committed to providing necessary support to enable all individuals to perform the essential functions of the job. Travel : periodic domestic travel to rural project sites, which may require challenging logistics and occasional overnight field stays. Safety + Special Conditions:candidates must have legal authorization to live and work in Tanzania; Compassionate Carbon is unable to sponsor work visas. Compassionate Carbon is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until vacancy is filled. Disclaimer: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and is not an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities, or working conditions associated with it. Responsibilities may evolve and change over time based on organizational needs, programmatic priorities, and/or reasonable accommodation. Safeguarding: Compassionate Carbon and Eden hold strict safeguarding principles and does not tolerate behaviors that harm others, including sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, and other injustices. Employees are expected to abide by Safeguarding and Ethics policies. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection, and hiring criteria, subject to a thorough background, police clearance, and reference check process.

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