SHDEPHA+ Jobs in Tanzania - Project Accountant

POSITION: PROJECT ACCOUNTANT ( 1 Position)
LOCATION: KAHAMA MUNICIPAL
REPORTS TO: PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AND PROGRAM ACCOUNTANT (ACHIEVE)
CONTRACT DURATION: 12 MONTHS (RENEWABLE)

Position Description:

The Project accountant will be supporting the finance department to coordinate and supervise financial activities of the ACHIEVE project. S/he will provide day-to-day financial technical work of the project and strict adherences to financial regulations and grant compliance requirements during the implementation of the program. He/she shall ensure daily, weekly and quarterly financial reports are timely prepared and submitted as well as accounting reports and documents including cash books, payment vouchers, bank reconciliation statements, budget compliance reports and any other financial reports that may be required by ACHIEVE Project.

Roles &Responsibilities

• Preparing financial documents such as invoices, bills, and accounts payable and receivable
• Completing purchase orders
• Managing payrolls
• Completing financial reports on a regular basis and providing information to the finance team.
• Assisting with budgets planning and reviews
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Entering financial information into appropriate software programs
• Managing day-to-day transactions.
• Recording Project expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set budget ceilings.
• Assisting the finance department and senior accounting staff members with various tasks, including preparing budgets, records, and statements
• Handling accruals and pre-payments
• Reviewing computer reports for accuracy and meticulously tracing errors back to their source
• Resolving errors in financial reports and correcting faulty reporting methods

Qualification and experience

• Holder of bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution
• Possession of accounting professional qualifications such as CPA or ACCA
• Experience of at least three (3) years in working with Donor funded projects
• Holder of a master Professional is an added advantage
• Must be computer literate
• Knowledgeable on accounting packages will be an added advantage.
• Numerical, confidential, detailed, proactive and team work skills required
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and work within deadline

HOW TO APPLY:

If you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV& Certificates combined in as one document indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone contact, names and addresses of three referees.

To be considered, your application must be received by 15.30pm on Tuesday 12 th October 2021 the subject line of your job application email should mention the ‘Position Title and Project code/name-AS APPREAD IN ADVERTISMENT (EpiC OR ACHIEVE’) on the subject line of the e-mail.

All correspondences and applications should be emailed to: recruitments@shdepha.org

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SHDEPHA+ is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices based on, race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee Organization, or other non-merit factors.

SHDEPHA+ is committed to the principles of safeguarding in workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”

Any Applicant attempting or communicating to SHDEPHA+ Management or Staff through phone calls, SMS, text emails and other means will automatically be disqualified from this opportunity. All communications should be channelled to the provided official correspondence email above

SHDEPHA+ regrets that only short-listed candidates will be contacted

For more information about the organization, please visit https://www.shdepha-kahama.com/