Country Accountant

Key responsibilities

1. Financial Operations & Ledger Management

• Manage general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to IFRS and internal ac-

counting policies.

• Maintain trial balances, balance sheet reconciliations, and perform month-end and year-end close processes.

• Oversee accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR), managing local vendor payments, credit control,

daily cash allocations, and aging reports.

• Perform weekly and monthly bank reconciliations for all local Tanzanian bank accounts and post bank charges

accurately.

• Check and code all petty cash claims; ensure petty cash is reconciled monthly to the cash float with valid sup-

porting documentation and authorized signatures.

• Review, monitor, process, and post staff operational and travel expense forms.

2. Tax Compliance & Statutory Filings

• Ensure full compliance with Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) regulations across all tax handles:

– Prepare and file Value Added Tax (VAT) returns via EFD/VFD systems.

– Compute and file Withholding Tax (WHT) on supplier invoices and local service agreements.

– Oversee monthly PAYE (Pay As You Earn) computations and ensure timely remittals on or before legal due

dates.

• Support statutory payroll deductions and filings for local bodies: National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Workers

Compensation Fund (WCF), and Skills Development Levy (SDL).

3. External Audit & Local Governance

• Serve as the primary focal point for annual external audits for the legal entity in Tanzania.

• Prepare comprehensive audit schedules, perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, assemble transactional

backing evidence, and resolve audit queries to support external filing of local statutory financial statements in

compliance with NBAA standards.

• Facilitate local tax audits, inquiries, or reconciliations requested by TRA.

4. Cash Flow, Treasury & Stock Control

• Liquidity & Forecasting: Prepare rolling cash flow forecasts to maintain optimal local liquidity for operational,

tax, and capital obligations.

• FX & Banking: Manage TZS/USD foreign exchange exposure and local banking relationships in compliance with

Bank of Tanzania (BOT) regulations and regional treasury guidelines.

• Working Capital Control: Monitor accounts receivable collections and vendor payment cycles to optimize cash

conversion and minimize trapped capital in tax/VAT offsets.

• Inventory Governance: Monitor levels of stock items, handle import stock items/customs documentation, an-

alyze monthly stock issuance, investigate variances, and enforce internal control systems to safeguard assets

against misuse, fraud, or error.

Key performance Indicator

1. Financial Operations & Ledger Management

• Manage general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to IFRS and internal ac-

counting policies.

• Maintain trial balances, balance sheet reconciliations, and perform month-end and year-end close processes.

• Oversee accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR), managing local vendor payments, credit control,

daily cash allocations, and ageing reports.

• Perform weekly and monthly bank reconciliations for all local Tanzanian bank accounts and post bank charges

accurately.

• Check and code all petty cash claims; ensure petty cash is reconciled monthly to the cash float with valid sup-

porting documentation and authorized signatures.

• Review, monitor, process, and post staff operational and travel expense forms.

2. Tax Compliance & Statutory Filings

• Ensure full compliance with Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) regulations across all tax handles:

– Prepare and file Value Added Tax (VAT) returns via EFD/VFD systems.

– Compute and file Withholding Tax (WHT) on supplier invoices and local service agreements.

– Oversee monthly PAYE (Pay As You Earn) computations and ensure timely remittals on or before legal due

dates.

• Support statutory payroll deductions and filings for local bodies: National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Workers

Compensation Fund (WCF), and Skills Development Levy (SDL).

3. External Audit & Local Governance

• Serve as the primary focal point for annual external audits for the legal entity in Tanzania.

• Prepare comprehensive audit schedules, perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, assemble transactional

backing evidence, and resolve audit queries to support external filing of local statutory financial statements in

compliance with NBAA standards.

• Facilitate local tax audits, inquiries, or reconciliations requested by TRA.

4. Cash Flow, Treasury & Stock Control

• Liquidity & Forecasting: Prepare rolling cash flow forecasts to maintain optimal local liquidity for operational,

tax, and capital obligations.

• FX & Banking: Manage TZS/USD foreign exchange exposure and local banking relationships in compliance with

Bank of Tanzania (BOT) regulations and regional treasury guidelines.

• Working Capital Control: Monitor accounts receivable collections and vendor payment cycles to optimize cash

conversion and minimize trapped capital in tax/VAT offsets.

• Inventory Governance: Monitor levels of stock items, handle import stock items/customs documentation, an-

alyze monthly stock issuance, investigate variances, and enforce internal control systems to safeguard assets

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Statutory Compliance: Zero penalties or interest incurred for late/incorrect TRA or statutory filings (VAT, WHT,

PAYE, NSSF, WCF, SDL).

• Reporting Deadlines: On-time delivery of month-end closing files, real-time accounting updates, and balance

sheet reconciliations.

• Audit Execution: Clean external audit report with minimal audit adjustments under NBAA and regional standards.

• Reconciliation Quality: All balance sheet acaccounts are fullyounts fully reconciled monthly with documented backing files.

Critical Competencies

Deliver Results

The ambition to achieve goals/objectives and the discipline, organization and perseverance to deliver outstanding customer service. You will need to focus on delivering what’s required, and also;

• Establish SMART objectives for self and others

• Be enthusiastic and work with energy to achieve company standards and goals

• Monitor progress of objectives and take action to ensure delivery to agreed timescales, and cost

• Plan, organize and prioritize workload effectively

Act Commercially

The ability to gather and make sense of large amounts of information and apply it to make business and customer focused

decisions. You need to use business thinking to make decisions, and also;

• Use experience to solve current problems

• Use a straightforward and practical approach to handling business issues

• Understand how own actions impact on costs and find the most cost effective solution to meet needs

Manage Self

Managing emotions to remain calm, focused and optimistic while dealing with a constant stream of demands. You need

to manage your emotions, and also;

• Be aware of own feelings

• Manage own feelings to remain clear and focused

• Have positive expectations that things will work out

• Be aware of own development needs and take steps to improve these

• Know how to take care of self so you can be at your best

Coach and Develop

The encouragement of long term development of others to build capability. You need to give practical support, and also;

• Train team members by giving directions or demonstrations

• Give practical support or assistance to make job easier for the other individual

• Ask questions, devise tests, or use other methods to ensure that others have understood explanations or directions

• Give support to others and praise more than criticize

• Recognize success

Work with Others

Building relationships and collaborating with others (e.g. customers, colleagues, partners & suppliers) to achieve our

mission. You need to be a team player, and also;

• Offer help and advice when asked

• Be supportive and/or positive of other members of team

• Freely share information, knowledge and experience within own team and with other departments / business

units

• Commit to team decisions

Display Leadership

The ability to inspire others to achieve Rentokil Initial’s objectives and to hold them accountable for high standards of

performance. You need to communicate expectations and direction, and also;

• Give clear directions – ensuring communications are clear and simple

• Communicate objectives and share helpful information with the team/individuals

• Listen to individuals and include their ideas in decisions made

• Conduct regular team meetings to share information and listen to ideas and concerns