2 New Job Vacancies at ActionAid Tanzania (AATZ) – Accountants

Key Responsibilities

• Support
  to design and present for approval Forms and Templates (i.e. financial
  expenditure tracking tools) and share them with staff and partners.
• Make
  visits to Local Rights Programs (LRP), partners at National level and
  LRP levels as per schedule agreed with the Line Manager to ensure that
  all procedures being carried out are in accordance with the relevant
  Policies and Procedures and review progress of implementation against
  agreed work plans

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• Review
  financial information from LRP, implementing partners and for donor
  funded project for accuracy, and completeness against set guidelines
  before further transfer fund.
• Verify and input financial
  information including income remittances, expenditures from the LRPs and
  partners and other accountabilities into theSUN systems
• Perform
  reconciliations of subsidiary schedules/records, suspense sundry
  debtors & creditors accounts ensuring no amounts are held unresolved
  for undue periods of time
• Review payment requests and
  retirement submitted to finance to ensure forms have been accurately
  filled and accompanied by relevant supporting documents, correctly input
  into SUN System and process payments.
• Ensure all online instructions/cheques are accompanied by relevant and approved documents before signoff
• Carry
  out all bank transactions, submission of bank authority letters,
  collection of bank statements, depositing receipts, and other functions
• Ensure timely preparation of AATZ and donor reports in respective required format and submission Finance Manager for review.
• Prepare and share budget variance reports for each budget unit and follow up for feedback including explanation of variance
• Monitor reporting deadlines and communicate them to all related staff to ensure reports are submitted on time
• Preparation of foreign exchange processing and related bank transfer instructions both local processing and GS related
• Track,
  update and ensure that all other funds remitted / transferred in favor
  of the Country Paper are duly documented and posted into the ledger.
• Prepare and process necessary Budget information & data for LRPs, Projects, themes and functions at the Head Office.
• Ensure all period transactions are posted in the SUN system before period closure.
• Prepare
  for and attend to the needs of internal and external auditors by way of
  participating in pre-audit meeting, prepare audit schedules as per
  checklist made available and any other pertinent supporting analysis and
  provide information requested by Auditors.Give guidance to staff in
  developing proposals and budgets that are realistic and meets all key
  donor requirements Essential Experience:

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Key donor requirements

• Minimum of 3 years work experience in mainstream finance in a busy & reputable institution preferably in the NGO sector 

Education Requirements:

• Minimum
  Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance Commerce or Business
  Administration or Financial Management with accounting option from a
  recognized Institution or other related area
• Professional
  qualification/Membership of a reputable Professional Accountancy body
  such as Local Accountancy body, ACCA, CPA is a major requirement

• Sound practical knowledge of SUN systems and spread sheet
• Computer literate and ability to use accounting systems, word processing, spread sheet, and e-mail and Internet.
• Auditing awareness
• Planning, Budgeting and budgetary control
• Asset inventory management
• Payroll processing and management
• Procurement knowledge
• Financial records management & reporting.

Essential Skills & Ability:

• Good communication and report writing skills
• Demonstrated ability in organizing and managing priorities
• Sense of confidentiality
• Ability to work under minimum supervision

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MODE OF APPLICATION
To
apply, submit your updated curriculum vitae, a motivation letter and
state your gross salary expectation per month and send to Head of Human
Resources Organizational Development & Support Service, through
Email: jobs.tanzania@actionaid.org
Closing date: 18th September 2022 at 14.00hrs.
Please clearly indicate “Application for ActionAid Tanzania Accountant” in your email subject.

NB: Whilst
all applications received will be assessed strictly on their individual
merits, we regret that we can only respond to shortlisted candidates.