Accounting Coordinator

at The Small Things
Location Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Date Posted June 14, 2022
Category Accounting
Audit
Finance
Management
NGO
Job Type Contract
Currency TZS

Description

We are looking for an extremely organized, experienced individual for this role, and will be able to offer a starting salary up to 1m TZS/month, based on experience. There is lots of room to grow into a higher level position at higher pay, as well, for the right person. You will be supervising 1 Finance Officer and 1 Finance Intern for now.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Maintain all program accounts and prepare monthly reports with the finance officer
  • With finance officer, posting all transactions into Quick Books
  • Create monthly projections to estimate cash needs
  • Follows all procedures for cash approval and promptly report issues that arise
  • Work with the auditor to ensure ongoing compliance with the Finance Officer, the Child Welfare Manager and the Managing director
  • Promptly prepare the monthly budget and send to ED and MD
  • Reconcile all financial transactions by the end of month
  • Be responsible for the accounting policy and governance
  • With the Child Welfare Manager and the Managing director, manage and prepare the staff payroll document
  • Prepare and submit a detailed budget, including the tabulation of the accrued employee benefits and taxes, for each program.
  • With the Managing director, organize the fiscal documents
  • With the Board Treasurer, oversee the overall financial management, planning systems and control.
  • File the SDL & PAYE Monthly Return & Semi Annual PAYE Return
  • File Return of Estimates and Return of Income Each Year
  • File NSSF, WCF, NIF Monthly Return and Adjustment if any.
  • Prepare Monthly Bank Reconciliations statements each individual program budgets
  • Lead the annual budget and the future planning annual budget meeting with the CEO
  • Manage the cash flow and liquidity (especifically relating to operation policy)
  • File SDL and payee, monthly return and semiannual return
  • File return of income annually and return of estimate annually on TRA E – Filings.
  • File NSSF, WCF,NHIF monthly return and file any adjustment
  • Prepare the monthly bank reconciliations statement on each organizations bank account i.e USD & TZS
  • Before spending the money, inform the Executive and Managing director of any upcoming, unexpected and unbudgeted expenditure and its effect on the balance.

Administration area

  • Conduct weekly meetings with the finance officer for review
  • Attend weekly finance meetings with the Managing Director and the Child Welfare Manager for review
  • Attend weekly management meetings and give update
  • Attend board meeting (Tanzania)
  • Attend, when requested, the finance, compliance and construction committees.
  • Making sure the organization complies with all government regulations
  • Create support toolkit for organizations setting up their financial services for the first time

Applying Instructions

Please send your resume/CV and cover letter to

reubensamwel@thesmallthings.org.

Due to the large number of applications we generally receive, we regret that we are unable to personally respond to every applicant.