Position: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT.
Deadline: 31 Dec 2023.
Date posted: 20 Dec 2023.
Location:Dar es Salaam.
Description:
Job Summary
On behalf of our esteemed client, we are looking to recruit a Senior Level Accountant to be based in Dar es Salaam.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- Minimum 4 years' work experience
- Experience with TRA audits
- CPA holder
Work Ethic & Professional Conduct
- Conduct oneself professionally during work hours.
- Show up to work on time.
- Prepare reports on time.
- Double check (proofread) work for errors.
- Show good communication skills.
- Identify and resolve problems before they become serious.
- Be proactive in all aspects of work especially TRA and statutory requirements.
- Keep track of pending items and communicate if things are late.
- Keep UpToDate on advances on accounting, IT and related fields.
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare budgets, cashflow and projections.
- File documents
- Upload and save swift advice for bank transfers.
- Scan and upload important finance docs and correspondence.
- Implement recommendations from auditor’s management letter.
- Give recommendations on how to reduce costs, improve financial performance.
- Give recommendations on how to improve internal controls.
- Post vouchers
- Maintain fixed asset register.
- Apply for annual business license.
- Issue EFD receipts
- Write receipt and payment vouchers.
- Maintain file of supplier invoices and prepare payments.
- Maintain schedule of rent payments & issue invoices
- Initiate online payments.
- Check quality of supporting documents
- Prepare TRA and other statutory payments.
- Prepare salary.
- Calculate final benefits.
- Maintain record of staff advances
- Issue EFD receipts and Run Z reports.
- Do monthly bank reconciliation.
- Reconcile VAT returns with EFD and sales.
- Do monthly petty cash reconciliation.
- Prepare monthly reports.
- Prepare debtors report.
- Download WHT certificates and reconcile WHT.
- Analyze accounts for tax exposure.
- Work with TRA and auditors
- Calculate provisional tax and revise as necessary.