Position: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT.
Deadline: 10 Aug 2020.
Date posted: 06 Aug 2020.
Location:Dar es Salaam.
Description:
Job Purpose
The Senior Accountant
contributes to the overall success of the organization by effectively managing
all financial and related administration tasks for the organization.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Financial accounting and reporting
- Booking / Pré-booking purchase invoices
- Booking bank statements
- Bookkeeping, including maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable bank, petty cash and payroll
- Analytical accounting
- Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met including VAT, Withholding Payments, Income Tax, PAYE, PPF
- Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions
Personal Characteristics
- Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards
- Organize: Set priorities,
develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details,
data, information and activities
- Plan: Determine strategies
to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions
plans, and evaluate the process and results
- Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem
Qualifications, Experience & Skills
- College Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Business Management/Administration
- Chartered Accountant, Certified General Accountant, or Certified Management Accountant designation is an asset
- 3 to 5 years work experience in a similar or senior position
- Proficiency in accounting and bookkeeping
- Knowledge of local legislation affecting Limited liability company
- Proficiency in the use of computer programs for Accounting, Word / Excel and E-mail