Leading Touring/Hospitality Company is recruiting an Assistant Accounting Officer for their mobile camp operations in Tanzania. This is a live-in role in the Mara region.
Responsibilities :
Financial Management

• Correct authorisation and allocation of business expenditure
• Demonstrate and lead with an independent mind
• Timely and accurate recording of transactions
• Prepare supplier payment requests
• Interpretation and analysis of management accounts
• Assist with payroll preparation and reconciliations
• Collation and resolution of general ledger queries
• Resolve all queries on balance sheet reconciliations
• Manage and update stock sheets

Reporting

• Meeting certain non-negotiable finance deadlines
• Provide timely feedback on management accounts
• Driving monthly finance meetings
• Oversee and assist in the compiling of budgets and quarterly forecasts
• Assist lodge managers/Directors with queries
• Assisting with year-end audit
• Reconciling various accounts
• Manage and supervise all reports
• Internal control environment and safeguarding of company assets and resources
• Maintaining stock control procedures
• Actively assist with month-end stock takes
• Actively monitor, formulate and update the internal controls
• Actively practice the principle of professional scepticism on a day-to-day basis
• Maintain a duty to ensure that company assets are, properly recorded, safeguarded and cared for
• Take full responsibility for petty cash, mobile wallets, company bank accounts
• Perform regular audits on safari shop systems and processes
• Reviewing that expenditure is kept in line with the budget
• Ensure that accurate documentation is kept on record
• Assisting and training the lodge staff members in accounting principles
• Review and train Front of House systems

• 3 years finance degree or relevant qualification (preference will be given to candidates with a CPA)
• 3-4 years’ experience
• Microsoft Office Excel basics are essential
• PanStrat experience preferable
• Fluent in English (oral and written)
• Analysis and problem-solving
• Critical thinking
• Independent
• Attention to detail
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good communication skills
• Patience a must
• Result-orientated and deadline-driven
• Sound Ethical standards