Vacancy title:
Accountant

Jobs at:
ActionAid Tanzania (AATZ)

Deadline of this Job:
04th September 2018

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 15th August 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Action Aid Tanzania is an anti-poverty agency working to end poverty and injustice. Women candidates are highly encouraged to apply for the position Action Aid Tanzania (AATZ) envisions seeing Tanzania without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys his/her right to a life of dignity.

JOB DETAILS:
Currently, the organization is looking for a qualified, experienced and self-motivated person to fill in the following vacant post:

Job Role:
Process accounting transactions in accordance with AATZ accounted management tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance and custody of accounts records & file documents in defined area of work for ease of reference and retrieval
  
• Facilitate online instructions cheques are accompanied by relevant persons and approval of documents before signoff
  
• Compile payroll deductions i.e. Pay As You Earn and Pension contributions with support from HR and process payments.
  
• Carry out bank transactions, submission of bank authority letters, and collection of bank statements, depositing receipts, and other functions
  
• Generate reports on relevant codes and share with staff and line manager
  
• Maintain foreign exchange rates movements on a regular basis and support in track, update and ensure other funds remitted transferred in favor of the Country Program are duly documented and posted into the ledger.
  
• Participate in departmental planning and budget sessions
  
• Facilitate capacity development processes to Local Rights Programs/partners staff on financial system and procedures
  

Qualification and Experience

• 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 I Membership of a reputable Professional Accountancy body such as Local Accountancy body, ACCA, CPA is an added advantage
  
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in mainstream finance in recognized institution preferably in the NGO sector