Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary The Accounting Assistant will be based at the Feed the Future- Mboga na Matunda (FTFT-MnM) Dar es Salaam Office and reports directly to the Senior Accountant. In addition to the specific tasks stated below, he/she is expected to contribute fully as a program team member, conducting himself/herself in a proper manner at all times as a representative of the program, and being responsible for the safe-keeping and care of all program assets assigned to her/him. .

  Job Description
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Reviewing all activity expenditures, invoices, and sub-awardee vouchers.
• Assisting accounts payable and payroll functions.
• Completing payment vouchers and local payroll activities.
• Ensuring proper documentation and record-keeping for all transactions and supports internal and external audits.
• Maintaining program accounts in compliance with Fintrac’s accountancy rules, including but not limited to general ledger, cashbook and payroll, etc.
• Processing employee expense reports on a timely (monthly) basis.
• Assisting administrative team as needed in negotiating with program vendors to obtain best value for program purchases.
• Assisting in preparing accurate financial vouchers and statements for weekly transfer to Fintrac’s Home Office.
• Posting financial transactions into Fintrac’s accounting system (Quickbooks).
• Maintaining all field-level (Tanzania) accounting records in original form.
• Preparing payments to suppliers.
• Ensuring all supporting documents are attached and compliant with USAID and Fintrac policies and procedures.
• Managing petty cash disbursement and reconciliation.
• Assisting in the training of finance staff with Fintrac accounting procedures, including occasional field visits to regional offices to train and monitor regional accounting staff.
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the Senior Accountant.

Job Skills: Not Specified

  Qualifications:
• At a minimum, candidates must possess:
• At least 2 years of experience in Accounting or Financial Control with USAID Funded projects
• University Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Accounting/Finance from a recognized higher learning institution.
• Knowledge on Quick Books Accounting system.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
Candidates should submit a CV and Cover letter to mnmrecruit@fintrac.com . Deadline for submission is Friday September 20th , 2019. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates should indicate the position for which they are applying in the subject line. Learn more about Fintrac and our work at www.fintrac.com 

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