Project Accountant - Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI)

From Mwananchi,Julai 2015

Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI) under the Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives is a "Collaborating Party" to the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom the main grantee of a four years project funded by Bill &Melinda Gates foundation (BMGF) entitled African cassava whitefly: outbreak causes and sustainable solutions', which is implemented in Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania and motivated Tanzanian to fill the following post:

POSITION, PROJECT ACCOUNTANT (1)
Key duties and responsibilities
To record, analyze and report a project financial status in consistent with donor's procedural and reporting requirements. .
Maintaining and updating of all project accounting records.
Preparation of monthly and annual financial reports and to ensure timely submission as may be required (six monthly, annually)
Preparation of payments and receipt voucher
Attending to Project Officers' queries regarding financial report/audits/budgets
Calculating and allocating administration fees charged to project.
Checking/verifying Requests for Payments and Purchase
Orders, to ascertain whether sufficient Project funding are available and that requests are charged to correct budget lines;
Preparing 'ad hoc' management and financial information and reports, as and when required internally
by Management Officers;
On a regular basis, ensure that project reports are reviewed and checked for data quality. Work directly and promptly with Project Officer to correct any inaccuracies.
Maintain project cash balances
Prepare ad hoc reports as needed by the Project Officer or Officer In charge.
Process and review invoices and travel and expense reports related to the project
Any other task as may be assigned by Officer In charge or your supervisor

Qualification and Experience
Applicants should have a Degree in Accountancy, or
Finance or equivalent accounting, finance, bookkeeping experience or equivalent qualification from a recognized University.
Practical experience of at least two years in a similar sized organisation.
Experience in spread sheets and word-processing packages.
A good knowledge of and experience with computerized accounting system, such as SNN.
Fluency in English and Swahili languages.

Contract period: 3 years

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Qualified persons should send applications with their CVs. education certificates and contact addresses of three referees to:
Officer In charge,
Mikocheni Agricultural Research Mikocheni B,
Plot 24B,
P.O. Box 6226 Dar es Salaam Tanzania