Accounts Assistant/Cashier at The East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC)

Application Deadline: 16 Sep 2016

Accounts Assistant/Cashier POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Accounts Assistant/Cashier
(EAKC/AS/ACC/1/2016)
The East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC) is an institution of the East African Community (EAC) responsible for the coordination and promotion of the development and use of Kiswahili in the region and beyond. The Commission is charged with the responsibility of ensuring the development of Kiswahili as a lingua franca for regional and international interaction for political, economic, social, cultural, educational, scientific and technical development. The Commission fulfills its mandate through research, teaching, learning and development of Kiswahili through policy formulation, knowledge generation and curriculum review and standardization of terminologies. In order to effectively fulfill that mandate and meet its objectives and planned activities, the Commission seeks applications from qualified persons for the following position

Organ / Institution: East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC)

Duty Station: Zanzibar, Tanzania

Job Grade: G5

Job reports to: Principal Accountant

Job Purpose:
Facilitate efficient and effective operation of the accounting processes of the Commission.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Initiate preparation of payment vouchers;
Originate basic Accounting documents and post to the ledger;
Maintain proper filing of all accounting documents;
Conduct daily reconciliation of accounts;
Update ledger cards on a daily basis to ensure compliance with international accounting standards;
Receive cash and check payments and have them banked in designated accounts;
Dispatch signed cheques;
Manage petty cash;
Perform any other related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting or Finance Option) or equivalent;
Must possess Part II of Professional Accounting qualification (e.g. CPA, ACCA);
Relevant working experience of not less than 5 years in accounting/finance environment;

Skills and Competencies:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Self-motivated with ability to work with minimum supervision.
Proficiency in application of spreadsheet and database accounting, including the use of Sun Accounting Software

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

The Executive Secretary
East African Kiswahili Commission,
Maisara Street, Opposite Zanzibar Central Library
P.O. Box 600, ZANZIBAR,
The United Republic of Tanzania.
Tel: +255-242232704.
Email: isimala@eachq.org

Application Deadline:
Friday, 16 September 2016 - 4:00pm