Dr.  Bill Kiwia holds a PhD degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Leeds (UK), Msc in Finance from the University of Strathclyde, (UK) and Advanced Diploma in Banking from the Institute of Finance Management of Dar-es-Salaam. He is the Head of Banking and Financial Services at the Faculty of Accounting, Banking and Financial Services at the Institute of Finance Management. He is also the Chairperson of Advisory Committee Board for BRAC International and also the Director of Directorate of Islamic Propagation at the Centre for Islamic Studies Compliance and Advice a company responsible in advising banks in Tanzania on the compliance of Islamic Finance in Tanzania.

Dr. Kiwia is also a Lecturer at the Department of Banking and Financial Services at the Institute of Finance Management. Prior to join IFM, Dr Kiwia was a professional banker having worked with Exim Bank, Stanbic and Central Bank of Tanzania (BOT). He is also a member of British Accounting and Finance Association.

Dr. Kiwia has considerable experience in the provision of consulting service to different public and private sector entities in areas of fraud, governance, Islamic finance and investment, investment and risk management. He has also conducted short term training in those areas mentioned above. Dr Kiwia has published a number of articles in a number of journals both local and international and has presented and attended a number of conferences both in the country and outside the country. He is also one of the facilitators for The Tanzania Institute of Bankers.