Finance Officer for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Tanzania Program (WCS-Tz) at

Application deadline 2017-10-20

Location

Other Zanzibar District Zanzibar

Description

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education and inspiring people to value nature. WCS is an equal opportunity employer and seeks a Finance Officer for its Country Office, based in Zanzibar.
Overview of main terms of reference:
• Enter data (financial transactions) for the Country Office to journal templates (SAP JV/AR) either manually or by computer for uploading into the system.
• Check documents and figures to ensure that they are mathematically accurate and properly coded according to the Organization (GL, Fund, Grant, WBS codes etc).
• Verify and process disbursements with relevant supporting documents and also maintaining a register for easy tracking and reference.
• Check all bills to be paid (Account payables) and amounts owed to the Organization (Account receivables) and also assist to check status of various accounts to ensure that all are in balance.
• Keep track of monthly spending versus budget per grant/fund (Budget to Actuals).
• Review completed cash flow forecast and funds requests from field offices before being approved for payment (funds transfer to sites).
• Assist in keeping track of project field advances to staff, ensuring that advances are accounted for in a timely manner according to WCS procedures.
• Reconcile records of bank transactions (monthly bank reconciliations), accounts balances and report discrepancies/errors found in records so that these can be fixed.
• Assist in preparation of regular financial reports extracted from SAP to Project Management and donors.
• Facilitate payment of all statutory obligations and other authorities as per the stipulated timelines by TRA and ZSSF/NSSF etc. as well as handle payroll process.
• Maintaining records and register of all organization’s assets and donors.
• Maintaining an effective filing system of financial documents and ensure that all payment documents are stamped "PAID" to prevent resubmission for another payment.
• To carry out any other general accounting/bookkeeping duties as assigned by the Country Finance Manager.
Key Qualifications :
• Min Bachelors or college diploma in accountancy (or equivalent);
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in accountancy;
• IT literate and competency with reporting and accounting software packages; intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office Suite (Excel) preferred
• Excellent planning, communication and reporting skills. Well organised and thorough.
• A very high level of integrity, honesty and self-responsibility, ability to perform duties with high level of confidentiality and discretion;
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Swahili;
• Ability to work under pressure and to short deadlines - independently and as part of a dynamic team;
• Valid driving license

To Apply:
Only qualified and suitable candidates will be considered.
Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter. The CV should list three independent professional referees. Contact details for previous employers should also be provided. Please also include details of your salary expectations.
Applications should be sent to: hrwcstz@gmail.com