Zonal Senior Accountant

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

ROLE PURPOSE

This role will provide the Zonal Area with consistent internal controls, maintenance of corporate system and timely and reliable financial information and analysis, and ensure donor’s compliance during acquisition/budgeting, management/implementation and reporting and enhance the financial capabilities of the partners to effectively manage project implementation, budgets and reporting.  That leads to effective decision making. 

DIMENSION OF THE ROLE

The post holder reports to the Head of Finance and IT with strong technical line and Program Implementation Area Manager dotted line and is responsible for Zonal management of Budget Management, Financial Reporting, Partnership management, Internal Financial Controls, Corporate Systems Management, Audits Management, Cost Recovery Management, Balance Sheet Management and Treasury/Cashflow management. The position will have 2 sub- ordinates direct reporting to the post with frequent intervention with other departments such as Business Development Department, Supply chain Department and Program Department.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE , SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• In-depth knowledge of the Finance and accounting preferably in Nonprofit making organization
• A degree in Accounting or equivalent qualification
• Have CPA/ ACCA, CPAT
• Experience in a similar role in an NGO environment
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills appropriate to the audience
• Proficient Computer skills and use of relevant accounting packages

Desirable

• Ability to work under harsh condition
• Ability to work under multidisciplinary and multicultural environment
• Hardworking with capacity to work independently with minimum supervision
• Team player, honest, integrity, open and transparent personality.
• Working towards achieving a team goal
• Be able to Respect all groups of people in the community and culturally sensitive
• Persuasive and able to work with different cultural settings
• Motivated, energetic and strives to develop and support others
• Result oriented
• Working for the best interest of the organisation and children
• Appreciate of child rights and gender

Location: Katavi

Type of Role: Fixed Term

Reports to: Head of Finance & IT with dotted line to Program Implementation Area Manager

Level: 16

Closing Date: 5th May 2026

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.