Stewart Gabriel Tilya

Chief Finance Officer
  • Member Since,December 19, 2023
  • Experience 11 - 15 Years
  • Age 38 - 42 Years
  • Current Salary(TSH) More than 5Mill...
  • Expected Salary(TSH) More than 5Mill...
  • Languages English
  • Education Levels Master’s Degree

I am a finance professional with over 10 years of practical experience in Accounting, Financial Management, Taxation Management, Audit and Operations Management at both public and private sector. 

Education

  • Masters in Business Administration
    2015 - 2017 Eastern and Southern African Management Institute

  • Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Finance
    2008 - 2011 Sokoine University of Agriculture

  • Certified Public Accountant
    2013 - 2014 National Board of Accountants and Auditors Tanzania

  • Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
    2006 - 2008 Arusha Secondary School

  • Ordinary Certificate of Secondary Education
    2002 - 2005 Kolila High School

Work Experience

  • 01-07-2023 - Present
    Chief Finance Officer

    → Strategy development: Develop and implement financial strategies, policies, procedures and all necessary internal controls to support overall company objectives and specifically to ensure the company’s financial stability and profitability.

    → Reporting: Prepare and present financial reports, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements/plan, performance vs budget and financial forecast to the CEO and Board of Directors.

  • 01-03-2022 - 23-12-2024
    Head-Finance and Administration

    → Reporting of financial and non-financial information→ Coordinating Strategic planning process→ Budgeting and budget management→ Payroll management→ Tax, Risk and Compliance management→ Administration→ Procurement and logistics→ Contracts management→ Drive the institute investment strategy→ Coordinating external and internal audits functions.

  • 01-09-2020 - 31-05-2012
    Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) and Tax Advisor

    → Financial reporting, analysis and liaise with auditors during statutory, tax, nssf and wcf audit→ Internal control: design, implementation and review→ Tax management and compliances: withholding taxes, employment taxes, VAT and other taxereturns filling. Client Tax health checks, transactional tax advise, tax plan and other taxfacilitation services to client.→ Payroll management→ Oversee sound and effective systems for projects operations and compliances to projectrespective policies and procedures→ Budgeting (preparation, control and reporting)→ Authorization of payments documents→ Supervise all bank account activities→ Supervise cash handling, cash movements, cash disbursements and ensure physical cashcounts are done as directed→ Supervising procurement activities for clients→ Supervise the team of 2 Accountants, 5 projects coordinators and 2 marketing personnel→ Responsible for staff matters, recruitment, correspondences, procurement and generalsupervision of office and project operations→ Assets management (additions, disposal, depreciation computation and other updates)→ Carry out any other duties that may be assigned by the management

  • 01-06-2019 - 23-12-2024
    Finance and Administration Manager

    → Financial reporting, analysis and liaise with auditors during statutory and tax audit→ T a x a n d Compliance management→ Branches review→ Inventories management→ Budgeting and budget management→ Reconciliations→ Authorization of payments documents→ Managed creditors and debtors to ensure credit policies/agreements are adhered to→ Business Development: prepared and presented business plan for bank use, liaise with banksduring credits applications and annual clients review conducted by those banks with creditfacilities.→ Management of and updating the company Fixed Assets Register→ Administration: was responsible to head the day to day company operations includingmarketing and debts collections department, weekly staff meetings, recruitment of new

  • 01-06-2012 - 26-01-2012
    Customs and Tax Officer

    → Tax audits (field and desk audit)→ Examinations of returns→ VAT verifications→ Tax assessments and customs valuations→ Tax collections→ EFD usage monitoring→ Enforcements of compliances to tax laws→ Examinations and Inspection of goods before release→ Risk profiling of taxpayer to identify potential areas for tax evasions→ Verify and process tax exemptions/reliefs→ Block management→ Act as immediate officer in charge on absence of the head of the station→ Accounting for revenue collections weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually→ Prepare and submit various reports to top management and other government organs atregionaland national level.→ Participating in the regional budget preparation→ Any other duties as assigned by superior

  • 01-02-2012 - 23-12-2024
    Branch Accountant

    → Prepared daily and weekly reports of office and project expenditures→ Handled and managed daily and weekly office and projects cash→ Maintained accuracy accounting records and ensured proper coding of transactions→ Prepared weekly office and project fund requisition from head office→ Keeping of the stock records and periodical stock taking→ Performed banking related activities and reconciliation of bank statement→ Maintained and reconciled customers’

  • 05-09-2011 - 23-12-2024
    Assistant Accountant

    → Prepared daily and weekly report of sales and expenditures.→ Was responsible to receive orders, ensure delivery, follow up on customers’payments

Professional Skills

Accounting
100%
Tax
100%
Financial Management
100%
Audit
60%
Operations Management
100%
Risk Management
60%
Budgeting
100%
Communication
100%
Peoples Management
100%
Stakeholders Management
100%
Problem Solving, Analytical, Critical and Creative Thinking
100%