Summary
Date Posted: Friday, December 01 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
This vacancy is reserved for Tanzanian nationals.
About Laterite
Laterite is a data, research and analytics firm specialized in complex development challenges. We work with universities, global think tanks, international NGOs, multilateral donor organizations, and government ministries and agencies. Our clients include, for example, the World Bank, USAID, TechnoServe, Promundo, the Mastercard Foundation, and several UN agencies.

We currently have offices in the Netherlands, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Peru. The team brings together more than 80 full time local and international staff, as well as 1,000+ enumerators across all countries. We are proud to be a culturally diverse organization, and we welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our team. Learn more: www.laterite.com
We work in socio-economic development research projects. We believe that impact is a long-term endeavour that requires being embedded in the local context. Delivering high-quality research requires building local teams and data collection systems, knowing the country, and establishing close working relationships.

One of Laterite’s key strategic goals is to create a collaborative and rewarding working environment for our staff, where every team member feels engaged, represented, and heard. Laterite is committed to create opportunities for learning and career development within the team and across our offices.
Laterite is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

What you will do:
We are looking for a new colleague to join our team in Tanzania. Our new colleague will perform the following responsibilities:
• Perform monthly postings & reconciliations e.g., petty cash, bank, supplier and tax reconciliations using Quick Books
• Manage filing of all contracts, invoices and salary slips and other relevant documents
• Ensure compliance and timely filing of all taxation and other regulatory requirements (NSSF, PAYE, VAT & WHT)
• Review all field expenses including sitting with enumerators for reconciliation of budget with actual expenses as well preparing a project expense report for each batch of field expenses
• Process payments for any project related expenses and also supplier payments
• Ensure controls for certain project-related expenses and increase our cost-efficiency by diversifying and improving our agreements with suppliers
• Liase with the tax advisors and external auditors to respond to queries, provide documents and seek advice / resolution from them
• Continuous help with immigration processes to assist in expats settlement i.e., work permit, special pass, visas and alien card application follow ups
• Work with the finance team for monitoring cash and bank balances and ensuring adequate balances to meet all payment needs
• Offer support on all admin matters in the office e.g.: procurement of all office needs, manage office equipment and maintain keys for the office
• Oversee support staff e.g.: office cleaner
• Help with logistics for enumerator training, workshops and meetings (booking rooms, catering, hiring furniture, organizing transport, etc)
• Assist with the management of Petty Cash for the office
• Perform other tasks/duties as assigned

What you will bring:
• BA Degree in BA Degree in Business Management, Economics, Accounting, or related field
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of office management, visa and work permit processes, and accounting and book-keeping.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks and MS Office especially Excel
• Must be Tanzanian national



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Click here to apply

All Jobs

QUICK ALERT SUBSCRIPTION