Overview
Our client offering professional hygiene services is looking to hire an Accountant for their Tanzania office.
Reports to; Credit Controller
Job Location; Dar es salaam, Tanzania
JOB PURPOSE;
The candidate will be responsible for preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. Also report the organization's finances to management and offer suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual management accounting reports observing both internal and UK reporting timetable
- Review TB with the Senior Accountant and Finance Director and ensure accuracy before reporting
- Prepare periodic financial statements including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, and variance analysis
- Support any interim/year-end and the internal audit processes
- Prepare KPI reports in liaison with sales/service managers, ensuring utmost accuracy and keeping to the reporting timetable
- Compiling of management Reports e.g. local performance per division and branches and provide supporting commentary information
- Work closely with HR Officer and Senior Accountant to ensure payroll costs and heads are accurately allocated and reported in the MMA
- Carry out analysis of expenditure noting variances to budgets/previous forecast and reason for the same
- Maintain fixed assets register, process additions and disposals in the system to ensure the GL and the fixed assets register are reconciled monthly and variances adequately explained to the FD
- Critically review monthly stock schedules and analyze high prep usage and the reason thereof by working closely with the stock controller
- Take charge of accounts receivables, accurate capture of receipts and supervision of credit controllers for productivity and performance
- Perform monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Assisting department heads in the management of their budgets through regular provision of financial information
- Preparation of statutory ie PAYE, VAT, WHT, Instalment taxes, Corporation tax and other statutory and ensure paid within the statutory deadline
- Manpower Number maintenance in liaison with the HR and the departmental managers
- Process payroll for Tanzania
- Review of petty cash imprest request before cash advancement
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS;
- University degree in Accountancy, Finance, Commerce, Economics or Business Administration
- CPA III, or ACCA, from a recognized institution
- 3 years’ relevant experience
- Good understanding of corporate finance Should be Christian
- Must be a Tanzania national
MODE OF APPLICATION:
All applications should be done on or before close of business 03rd May, 2020 on link below:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.