BBC Media Action in Tanzania is seeking a Finance Assistant. The postholder will be an accountant with at least two years’ experience and registered as a member of NBAA. S/he will support the finance function of BBC Media Action in Tanzania including maintaining suppliers' accounts, processing suppliers' invoices, processing payment vouchers, issuing checks for all accounts due, maintaining finance filing system and managing petty cash.
Location: Tanzania
Reports to: Finance Officer
Contract duration: 12 months (with possible extension)
Salary: Highly competitive within Tanzanian NGO market rates
Job purpose
To support the finance function of BBC Media Action in Tanzania.
Main Duties
- Assist with monitoring the financial system in order to ensure that BBC Media Action finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner
- Maintain supplier accounts
- Process supplier invoices
- Process payments vouchers
- Issue cheques for all accounts due
- Assist with the annual audit
- Assist with the maintenance of the finance filing system
- Assist with month end as well as year end returns
- Tracking all the funds request submitted to Finance ensuring that they are timely processed
- Deal with cash management such as managing petty cash
Knowledge, skills and experience
- Holder of first degree in Accountancy or equivalent – with original copies of qualification documents
- At least two years professional working experience at the level of Finance Assistant or above within a recognised NGO or INGO
- Experience of working with and reporting to international donors
- Good interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships with financial and non-financial staff within BBC Media Action.
- Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization.
- Excellent IT skills with experience of operating computer-based financial management systems.
- An eye for detail and a concern for accuracy.
Application instructions:
Candidates should send their CV and a covering letter (PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role in English to tzrecruitment@tz.bbcmediaaction.org with the name of the position applied for in the subject line.
Please do not send certificates or other attachments. Applicants with no separate covering letter will not be considered. Please only apply if you meet the basic criteria under the person specification. This is a local post applicable to people who have the legal right to live and work in Tanzania. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified and only if a donor application is successful.
Please note that the availability of this position is dependent on the success of an outstanding application to a donor.
Application deadline: Friday 14 June 2013
