Assistant Accountant

Job Vacancy: Assistant Accountant
Company: Zoom Tanzania
Location: Dar Es Salaam 


Reporting to: Finance and Administration Manager

Collaborating departments: Admin, Sales, Scouts, Moderators, AMCAT, Marketing, Finance

Start date: 4th January 2016

Job Purpose:
Maintaining high quality financial information and generating reliable financial reports when required.

Job responsibilities:
1. Posting financial transaction in QuickBooks
2. Monitor office supply levels and reorder as necessary
3. Pay supplier invoices in a timely manner
4. Issue invoices to customers
5. Ensure that receivables are collected promptly
6. Maintain petty cash fund
7. Maintain the charts of accounts
8. Maintain annual budget
9. Calculate variance from budget on monthly basis and report significant issues to the management
10. Maintain noncurrent assets(both tangible & intangible)
11. Process payroll in timely manner
12. Filling VAT returns, preparing WHT certificates and remitting monthly statutory contributions
13. Forecasting monthly cash budget
14. Providing information required by external or TRA auditors
Qualification, Skills and experience required:
• At least bachelor degree in accounting.
• Professional qualifications will be added advantage(either full or partial qualification, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA)
• At least one year experience in busy accounting environment.
• Ability to use QuickBooks or any other accounting ERP
• Keenness in meeting strict deadlines.
• Fluency and written and spoken English and Swahili.
• Experience in digital publishing and/or digital advertising preferred, but not required.
• Sound knowledge of Tanzania Tax Laws, including VAT, Income Tax, etc
• Sound knowledge of IFRSs and ISAs
• Sound knowledge of working capital management


Remuneration
Commensurate with experience, the selected candidate will receive:
• Competitive base salary and allowances.
• A generous quarterly KPI based bonus opportunity.
• Monthly 10% Employer NSSF contribution
• Health insurance
• Vacation, sick, and other benefits as provided by applicable TZ law.


How To Apply:

This position requires AMCAT assessment. 

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Only candidates that complete the assessment will be considered for the position.

Application Deadline: 28 December 2015