Country Accountant

Rentokil Initial:

Rentokil Initial is a Global services company employing over 70,000 colleagues over 90 countries . The Company is at the cutting edge of technology and innovation as it strives to protect people and enhance lives, by controlling pests, improving hygiene and improving interior spaces with plants and scenting.

We are experts in the fields we operate in, investing in training, science, innovation and technology, and affording our employees Opportunities for Growth and Development

Listening and acting on feedback is part of our culture to support colleagues and our customers. Rentokil Initial regards equality and fairness as a fundamental right of all of its colleagues.

We live our values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork which were identified by our colleagues across the world.

Find out more on careers.rentokil-initial.com

Our family of businesses:

Rentokil Pest Control is the world’s leading commercial pest control company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers.

We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

Although we don’t provide the most luxurious of services, this is certainly essential for all of our customers, and to make sure service happens.

Initial Hygiene is the world’s leading hygiene services company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We operate in over 40 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 38 of those. We produce high quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms - across all sectors and industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

We have central support functions of Human Resources, IT, Finance, Legal and Marketing & Innovation in the Rentokil Initial Head Office locations and in the country. You would be supporting the business in EAST AFRICA - Dar es Salam, Tanzania as country accountant

Key responsibilities

• 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.

• 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).

• 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.

• Cash Flow, Treasury & Stock Control

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

tax, and capital obligations.