Project Accountant at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania

Project Accountant
Project Accountant at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Tanzania May 2024
Job Title: Project Accountant
Reports to: Deputy Finance Manager
Location: Mbeya
Salary Grade: 8

CRS background
Catholic
Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of
the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect,
and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard
to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work are
accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health,
agriculture, education, Wash, microfinance and peacebuilding. We welcome
as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular
traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in
need.

Country Background
CRS in Tanzania
works in very close collaboration with the Catholic Church and
implements programs through both Churches and secular local partners.
CRS has been helping poor, vulnerable families improve their lives
through orphans and vulnerable children, agriculture, health,
microfinance and WASH programming in Tanzania since 1962.

Job Summary:
You
will help coordinate and contribute to the implementation of donor
policies and procedures in compliance with CRS’ established accounting
standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donors’
rules and regulations, and legal requirements to support high-quality
programs serving the poor and vulnerable. You
will efficiently perform accounting services through documenting the
grant financial transactions by compiling, analyzing, and verifying
account information, preparing account entries, and delivering financial
reporting services throughout the project life cycles.

Job Responsibilities:

• Set and monitor sound accounting and financial reporting procedures for
  sub-recipients and partners following established standards. Ensure
  setup and maintenance of all data required for processing financial
  transactions for assigned accounts in financial accounting systems.
• Review
  and validate supporting documentation before processing of financial
  transactions to ensure all required documents are accurate and complete
  and authorizations are in place.
• Record financial transactions
  following appropriate authorizations. Review and analyze various
  accounts to detect irregularities. Advise on corrective actions and
  prepare correcting entries and adjustments, as necessary.
• Assess,
  evaluate, and monitor sub-recipient financial management processes in
  accordance with policy and strengthen capacity of partner in financial
  accounting and transactions.
• Monitor disbursement/receipt
  schedules, alert relevant project staff of due payments/liquidations,
  and maintain appropriate communication and follow-up to facilitate
  timeliness of financial resource management and compliance with set
  deadlines.
• Prepare various periodic and ad hoc financial reports
  and perform variance analysis to assist project staff with
  decision-making. Assist with budget maintenance for proper management of
  financial resources.
• Provide information to project staff,
  sub-recipients, and partners on financial accounting policies and
  procedural compliance issues and deliver training and other capacity
  building activities.
• Financial management of awards and
  projects, including importing costs from various sources; reviewing
  imported costs; checking available funds for expenditures; creating
  manual expenditures; reviewing and adjusting expenditures; testing,
  applying, and creating and reviewing accounting
• Evaluate supply chain cost and monitor inventory valuation, adjust cost, and transfer cost to finance subledger.
• Supply chain month end period close.

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Typical Background, Experience & Requirements:
Education and Experience

• A.
  degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration with
  courses in accounting, or a qualification in accounting (CPA/ACCA or
  equivalent).
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a position with
  similar responsibilities, preferably with an international or local
  NGO, or a financial/banking institution.
• Knowledge of the relevant public donor regulations preferred.
• Proficient
  in MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), Web
  Conferencing Applications. Knowledge of Oracle financial accounting
  system or similar financial reporting software preferred.

Personal Skills

• Excellent analytical skills with ability to detect and report inconsistencies.
• Conscientious, accurate and thorough with great attention to detail
• Ethical conduct in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented.
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Required/Desired Foreign Language: Proficiency in English
Travel Required: Willingness and ability to travel at least 50% of the time to project sites.

Key Working Relationships:
Supervisory: Nil
Internal: Finance Staff, Chief of Party, and Program Officers-LEAD
External: Local partners, field auditors, partner banks and other local as well international bodies (e.g. donors)

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
These
are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and
used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and
achieve the desired results.

• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS’
talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting
children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Interested qualified candidates should submit their letter of
  application together with their CV in PDF or Word format in a single
  attachment which outlines their experience and sustainability of the
  position applied to email address TZ_HR@crs.org not later than 15th May 2024.
• The applicants should clearly state the Job title applied for in the subject line of the email.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Female
candidates, people with disability and people from other recognized
marginalized backgrounds, are strongly encouraged to apply for this
position. CRS Tanzania recognizes many people do not have access to
university education, limited capacity to travel, women take career
breaks to care for family, and physical access for people with
disability is limited in some workplaces including in the field. In all
recruitments, CRS Tanzania uses a competency-based selection process.
This ensures that if a candidate does not have a university degree or
many years of experience, their competencies and existing expertise is
assessed and valued.
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