Finance Manager at Digital Opportunity Trust

DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY TRUST TANZANIA (DOT TZ)

Position: Finance Manager

Overview and Context

• Digital Opportunity Trust Tanzania (DOT TZ) is a locally-registered branch office of Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT), a Canadian charity with operations spanning 12 countries.
• The role supports the "Going Beyond - Partnering for a Youth-Led Future" project, a five-year initiative launched in 2023 scaling DOT's model in Cote d'Ivoire, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
• The Finance Manager strengthens the financial management capacity of Youth-led (YLOs) and Youth-serving organizations (YSOs) and ensures compliance with DOT and project financial policies.
• This is a full-time, two-year renewable contract based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, starting as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities for Partnership Financial Management and Compliance

• Conduct thorough reviews of partner financial reports for accuracy and compliance with established financial policies and donor requirements.
• Validate fund requests and disbursements to partners, ensuring alignment with contract deliverables.
• Manage and ensure timely financial reporting from partners, initiating follow-ups as needed to address delays or discrepancies.
• Track budget versus actual spending for all partners, identifying variances and discussing these with partners to ensure effective financial management.
• Orient partners on financial matters, including new policies, reporting requirements, or specific donor guidelines.
• Liaise with the Regional Leads and Headquarters on all financial matters related to partner activities.

Key Responsibilities for Capacity Building and Support

• Provide tailored capacity-building support to YLOs and YSOs on essential financial management areas, including budgeting, documentation, internal controls, and financial reporting via virtual or in-person sessions.
• Convene technical finance personnel meetings with partners to discuss action points, share best practices, and address common challenges.
• Attend virtual check-ins or conduct physical visits with partners in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Cote d'Ivoire to provide direct support and build relationships.

Key Responsibilities for Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Reporting

• Support regional technical and quality assurance processes related to financial management to contribute to the continuous improvement of financial systems.
• Review consolidated variance reports for YLOs and YSOs for the purposes of exception reporting.
• Reconcile YLO and YSO Accounts receivable balances.
• The Finance Manager will report directly to the Deputy Regional Director of Finance.

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

• Must be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with strong verbal and written skills in English.
• A degree in accounting or finance with a professional qualification such as ACCA or CPA.
• Minimum 7 years of work experience, specifically with donor funding.
• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures and experience using financial software.
• Work experience with MS Office applications and Google Workspace.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills combined with good time management skills.
• Strong ethics, results-oriented mindset, and the ability to manage confidential data.
• Demonstrated experience in the preparation of financial reports.
• Team player with the ability to work in a diverse environment with multiple stakeholders across multiple countries.

Application Process

• Submit applications through the Google Form below
• The application deadline is January 20th, 2026.
• A Google account is required to view the form and upload documents; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.