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Assistant Lodge Accounting Officer
Location: Serengeti Under Canvas Camp
Employment Type: Permanent | Full-Time
Eligibility: Tanzanian Citizens Only
About &Beyond
&Beyond is built almost entirely on the strength of remarkable people who give passionately to their roles, work tirelessly, and place the guest experience at the core of their daily focus—while caring deeply about the sustainability of our communities and environment.
Every single “&Beyonder” makes a meaningful contribution to our success and our impact on the world, regardless of role or function. For this reason, we select our people very carefully—they are the strength and the future of our company.
Key Outputs
1. Financial Management
- Ensure correct authorization and allocation of business expenditure
- Demonstrate independent judgment by questioning the necessity, value, and market reasonableness of proposed expenditures
- Ensure timely and accurate daily recording of transactions (PanStrat and/or manual systems)
- Prepare supplier payment requests
- Interpret and analyze management accounts
- Assist with payroll preparation and reconciliations
- Collate and resolve general ledger queries
- Resolve balance sheet reconciliation queries
- Manage and update stock sheets
2. Reporting
- Meet all non-negotiable finance deadlines
- Provide timely feedback on management accounts to the Regional Finance Manager
- Drive monthly finance meetings to discuss financial performance and communicate outcomes to the Regional Finance Manager
- Oversee and assist with the preparation of budgets and quarterly forecasts
- Assist Lodge Managers and Directors with financial queries
- Support year-end audit processes
- Reconcile clearing accounts and inter-lodge transactions
- Manage and supervise reporting functions to ensure compliance with Accounting Officer output requirements
3. Internal Control Environment & Safeguarding of Assets
- Maintain and enforce stock control procedures
- Actively assist with month-end stock takes
- Monitor, update, and document internal control procedures
- Conduct internal audits and spot checks where required
- Apply professional skepticism in daily operations
- Investigate and follow up on actual or suspected financial losses
- Immediately report any known or suspected internal control breaches
- Ensure company assets are properly recorded, safeguarded, and responsibly managed
- Take full responsibility for petty cash, mobile wallets, and company bank accounts
- Perform regular audits on safari shop systems and processes
- Ensure accurate and complete financial documentation is maintained
4. Training & Support
- Assist staff with PanStrat system usage
- Train lodge staff on basic accounting principles
- Review and train Front of House staff on financial systems
Knowledge & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
(Preference given to candidates with CPA qualification or active CPA progression) - Minimum of 2–3 years’ practical experience in accounting or finance
(Hospitality, lodge, or operational environment preferred) - Strong understanding of accounting principles, financial controls, and transactional accounting
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel
- Experience with PanStrat or similar hospitality accounting systems is an added advantage
- Fluent in English and Swahili (spoken and written)
Competencies Required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Critical thinking with high professional skepticism
- Confidence and independence in questioning costs and decisions
- High attention to detail
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent communication skills
- Patience and resilience
- Results-oriented and deadline-driven
- High ethical standards
Additional Information
- This is a permanent position based at Serengeti Under Canvas Camp
- Applications are open to Tanzanian citizens only
- &Beyond reserves the right not to make an appointment
How to Apply
Job Type: Full-Time
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