Finance Officer, fhi360

Finance Officer, Dar es Salam Tanzania.

Fhi360 is seeking a Finance Officer to be based in Dar es Salam Tanzania, to support the finance function of the Dar es Salam office. This role will report to the Finance Manager Tanzania Country Program. The role will support Accounts Payable management, accounting compliance, Reconciliations, financial data validation, staff financial training and projects support.

Key Responsibilities

·       Ensure all Accounts Payables are treated in line with Fhi360 policy and project guidelines.

·       Liaise with project teams to ensure timely and accurate closure of project payment requests.

·       Check and validate payment requests and invoices ensuring appropriate supporting documentation for audit trail.

·       Prepare payments and ensure accurate banking entries.

·       Perform assigned bank roles in alignment with Fhi360 policy.

·       Ensure financial transactions are recorded in line with Fhi360 policy.

·       Review and approve staff travel expenditure reports and reconciliation.

·       Perform monthly reconciliation of the Accounts Payable ledger.

·       Perform month end tasks as per schedule of responsibilities provided by the Finance Manager.

·       Maintain a clear physical and online storage system for DA1 forms prepared and submitted.

·       Support in audit including preparing audit schedules and retrieval of documents.

·       Support staff training on accounting and finance manuals/policy.

·       Provide ad hoc training to project teams on financial requirements.

Educational Requirements;

·       A minimum of 2 years experience in a busy NGO finance department.

·       Demonstrated experience and hands on experience in NGOs World software will be an added advantage.

·       Ability to work effectively with the project teams

Skills Needed

·       Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

·       Professional level of oral and written fluency in English.

·       Must have legal authorization to work in Tanzania if not a Tanzania citizen.

Application Procedures;

Applications to be sent to [email protected] by 27th August 2023