Finance Officer

Construction & All Support Services

Number of vacancies

1

Job type

Full Time

Responsibilities

• Preparation of payment vouchers and statutory deductions.
• Filing of financial and other documents on weekly basis.
• Monitoring invoices issued to donors and funds received on weekly basis.
• Posting of imprest retirements received from various projects.
• Provide financial services for the Unit, and to communicate with project lead investigators and coordinators.
• Prepare and submit quarterly financial reports as well as ad hoc reports for donors/funders.
• Monitoring expenditures to ensure that the project remains within budget and develop and monitor systems to mitigate risk, fraud, and waste.
• Follow donor policies and procedures.
• Assisting in the preparation of year-end audit files.
• Contribute to developing financial control systems and procedures, in consultation with the Senior Finance Officer.
• Hold regular meetings with project lead investigators 

Educational requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (accounting, finance, business administration) and/or a professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA or equivalent).

Experience requirements

2- 3 years of experience

Additional requirements

• Experience working in research and government organisations.
• Experience in managing grants from international donors such as the EU, NIH, UKRI, NIHR, MRC, USAID, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of financial software applications, such as ERP Navision and other commercially available accounting softwares.
• Experience using Microsoft Office computer package.
• Proven experience in preparing and monitoring budgets and financial projections.
• Strong organisational skills with proven ability to work effectively within a team, assess priorities and manage workload with minimum supervision.
• Self-motivation and effective time management skills.

Compensation And Other Benefits

Based on company policy

Job Location

Dar es salaam, Dar es salaam,