Position: Finance and Administrative Officer
Location: Dar es Salaam
Deadline :Feb 7 2014
Descriptions:
USAWA Kilimanjaro Ltd. (Umoja wa SACCOS za Wakulima) is a network of rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOS) operating in Northern Tanzania (Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions). In 2006 USAWA was co-founded by local SACCOS and FERT (French farmers organization), who has supported its development ever since. The objective of USAWA is to provide technical assistance to the SACCOS based in rural areas to allow them to offer high quality financial services to their members. Today USAWA is serving around 30 SACCOS corresponding to more than 18,000 members. USAWA is currently seeking a Finance and Administrative Officer (Full time). The Finance and Administrative Officer will be responsible for a team of two staff and reporting to the Managing Director.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
• Master in one of the following fields: Finance, Accounting, Economy,
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in a senior position in a relevant field, including proven knowledge of and experience in Financial Management and Accounting
• Affinity and experience to work with SACCOS and/or the micro-finance sector
• Strong interest to work with SACCOS based in rural areas managed by farmers
• Strong capacity of monitoring and reporting
• Good computer skills
• Strong ability to prioritize and to meet deadlines
• Good written and oral communicative skills in English and Swahili
• Accurate, honest, hard worker, reliable
• Collaborative working attitude towards the USAWA team, the Board and the SACCOS.
Responsibilities:
• Ensuring the financial management of the company in coordination with the Manager
• Preparing monthly and quarterly reports for the Manager and the Board
• Ensuring all financial administrative issues in the company (salaries, tax payments, staff loan follow up…)
• Preparing the company’s annual financial statements for audit
• Managing USAWA’s revolving credit fund dedicated to the SACCOS
• Preparing and participating in USAWA’s monthly credit committee meeting
• Preparing the bi-annual General Meeting of the company in collaboration with the Manager
Additional information:
The working contract is for a full time job, 1 year, renewable
A full time job corresponds to 40h working hours a week.
• Master in one of the following fields: Finance, Accounting, Economy,
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in a senior position in a relevant field, including proven knowledge of and experience in Financial Management and Accounting
• Affinity and experience to work with SACCOS and/or the micro-finance sector
• Strong interest to work with SACCOS based in rural areas managed by farmers
• Strong capacity of monitoring and reporting
• Good computer skills
• Strong ability to prioritize and to meet deadlines
• Good written and oral communicative skills in English and Swahili
• Accurate, honest, hard worker, reliable
• Collaborative working attitude towards the USAWA team, the Board and the SACCOS.
Responsibilities:
• Ensuring the financial management of the company in coordination with the Manager
• Preparing monthly and quarterly reports for the Manager and the Board
• Ensuring all financial administrative issues in the company (salaries, tax payments, staff loan follow up…)
• Preparing the company’s annual financial statements for audit
• Managing USAWA’s revolving credit fund dedicated to the SACCOS
• Preparing and participating in USAWA’s monthly credit committee meeting
• Preparing the bi-annual General Meeting of the company in collaboration with the Manager
Additional information:
The working contract is for a full time job, 1 year, renewable
A full time job corresponds to 40h working hours a week.
How to apply:
Your application, including your CV and a letter of motivation, should be sent before February 7th 2014, to Ms. Birgit Mader, usawa.kilimanjaro@yahoo.com
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