Field Accountant , Swissaid Tanzania

THE ORGANIZATION

SWISSAID Tanzania field office seeks to employ a dynamic and self oriented person to work as Field Accountant under the guidance of Senior Project Officer; the position will be based in Mtwara.

TITLE:  Field Accountant (1 Position)

REPORTS TO:  Programme Administrator

SUPERVISED BY: Senior Program Officer

LOCATION:  Position based in Mtwara

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The Field Accountant will provide financial and operational support to the projects through processing payments of various activities and day to day financial management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

May include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Review and ensure all travel expense claims/retirements are inline with SWISSAID financial rules and regulations.
2. Review all invoices to ensure compliance with SWISSAID financial management and accounting policies and regulations.
3. Make a frequent audit to all SWISSAID’s partners to ensure finances are handled to comply with the rules and regulations of SWISSAID.
4. Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders from partners’ organizations
5. Investigate partners’ project variances and submit variance reports to management.
6. Report to management regarding the remaining fund in the partners’ organizations.
7. Compile information for internal and external auditor, as required by the CoOf Office; work and coordinate day to day with Program Administrator

Duties specific to support partners’ organizations

i.      To develop and share with partners’ organizations a quarterly reporting format and schedule that ensure timely and accurate reporting in the format stipulated in the contracts.

ii.     To work with the partners’ organizations to establish systems that support accurate and timely project financial reporting, facilitate financial management analysis and that are integrated into overall project management.

iii.    To review the information provided by the partners’ organizations for financial integrity (Value for money).

iv.   Provide information and training to partners so that the financial aspects of the contractual requirements of the project and financial management are met

v.    To advise partners’ organizations on donor specific financial rules and regulations and support them to meet these especially in relation to bank account rules; procurement rules; interest rules and any other rules that are not currently specified in SWISSAID financial management framework.

vi.   To develop, in conjunction with partners’ organizations, financial performance measures relevant to the objectives, investments and donor requirements of the project

vii.  Conduct frequent financial capacity building to all partners’ organizations in relation to the projects and ensure audit requirements are monitored throughout the project and to ensure that audit recommendations are fulfilled

viii. Support Senior Program Officer  and Program/Field Officers to ensure archiving of the project documentation for audit at all levels of the project

ix.   To support and advice partners’ organizations to fulfill the requirements for internal and external audit

 Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

 Applicants for this position should be Tanzanian nationals or lawful residents who possess the following minimum qualifications:

·         Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma in Accounting/Financing.

·         Minimum 3 years of accounting experience. 

·         Excellent verbal and written English.

·         Ability to take initiative and work in teams.

·         Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required.

·         Must be able to maintain confidentiality for all project and staff proprietary matters.

·         Proven ability to work in an accountable and flexible way in an international organization

·         Experience of delivering participative training to NGO and local partner staff

·         Experience of financial capacity building

·         Excellent financial management and administration skills

 REMUNERATION:

A competitive remuneration and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate for the above positions based on qualification, experience and salary history. Send your cover letter and CV to email swissaid.mtwara@gmail.com explaining how you have met the qualifications and why you are the best candidate.

Submission may be sent to the address below or hand delivery to SWISSAID Office (PPF building opposite to TRA Mtwara) not later than Monday 27th January 2014

Country Programme Coordinator,

SWISSAID Tanzania,

Mtwara Regional Office

P.O .Box 1144

MTWARA TANZANIA

Only candidates meeting the minimum requirements will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks after the closing date, kindly assume that your application was not successful. SWISSAID is an equal opportunity employer.