JOB DETAILS:
The United Republic Of Tanzania The Ministry Of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly And Children
Employment Opportunities
Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MOHCDGEC) with financial support from CDC/PEPFAR is looking for enthusiastic, creative and energetic individuals whom will work under contractual agreement to fill the following vacant positions: .

National Tuberculosis And Leprosy Program (NTLP)

Job Title: Assistant Accountant (1 Position) Location: Dodoma
Reporting to: Programme Accountant
Duties and Responsibilities
: • Prepare project payment, record receipts and keep accounting records.
• Assist in posting business transactions into the system and preparation of financial statements.
• Respond to audits queries as may be required from time to time.
• Maintain financial data into a comprehensive accounting database system.
• Facilitate preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Facilitate data for monthly bank reconciliation.
• Ensure appropriate controls built in to the banking arrangements, including proper authorization of disbursements, double signatures on cheques and transfers, use of account payee cheques
• Maintain staff advance/ imp rest ledger.
• Ensure all financial procedures used for the management of NTLP funds adhere to the procedures outlined
• Any other duties as assigned by the Programme Accountant.

Experience and Qualifications
: • Diploma in Finance/Accounting
• Experience and knowledge in Project Management Skills and risk Management.
• Knowledge of legal requirement and control is an added advantage.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Age limit: 50 years.

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Terms of engagement: 7 months contract - renewable (Renewable based on Performance and availability of funds).

• • Interested candidates are to submit their motivational letter, copy of the latest CV in one document indicating their preferred work station and copies of academic certificates, practice license for the specific professional cadre if any;

• • The subject line of your job application letter should indicate the position that you are applying for;

• • Your CV must include the information (email addresses and telephone numbers) of three work-related traceable referees;

• • Every applicant MUST apply for only one position. Failure to do so the applicant will be automatically disqualified;

• • All correspondence MUST reach the Ministry through Postal Office  through the following address:

Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (Health),

Government City Mtumba,

Health Road,

P. O. Box 743,

40478 DODOMA.

Note that:

• Any application sent later than the mentioned date and time will not be considered;
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted; if you are not contacted within two weeks after the deadline of this advert, consider yourself unsuccessful;