Financial Accountant – Dar es salaam – Fanikiwa Microfinance Company Limited

FANIKIWA MICROFINANCE COMPANY is a growing Microfinance Institution with branches in Dar Es Salaam (head office and branch), Mwanza, Arusha, Korogwe and Zanzibar. We serve more than 2,000 entrepreneurs with business and agriculture loan products to improve their business activities and increase their household income. Fanikiwa also offers unique insurance products to our clients that help them to mitigate major risks.

FANIKIWA is seeking to recruit qualified, highly motivated, performance driven and experienced Tanzanians interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment. FANIKIWA is currently looking to fill the position of FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT for Head Office.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensures timely and accurate monthly bank reconciliation and prompt action taken on reconciling items.
• Supervises the work of accountants in the preparation of payments, deposits, petty cash and voucher preparation.
• Maintains subsidiary ledgers for all assets and liabilities [Branches and Head Office].
• Work with the Chief Finance Officer to ensure adequate control of cash and other assets according to laid down policies both in the Head Office and in the Branches.
• Ensures that the accounting books and records of Fanikiwa are properly filed and stored for efficient retrieval and use;
• Promptly produces regular financial and other reports to the Fanikiwa’s management;
• Reviews cheque requisitions for payments and account allocation on all invoices;
• Prepares monthly payroll and payments of statutory deductions;
• Prepares and submits annual statutory returns
• Ensures that the General Ledger is properly and completely maintained;
• Keeps a systematic monitoring of all of FMFC’s property and equipment, monitor its movement and review its condition as compared to its book value;
• Provides assistance in any audit or examination to be conducted by the external or internal auditor, BoT examiners, other government regulatory agencies as well as other parties duly authorized by the Board of Directors or the CEO to conduct such activity;
• Other tasks that may be assigned by the Finance and Admin Manager from time to time

QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• Minimum a University degree in accounting/related studies.
• Must have at least 2-4 years experience doing accounting work in a financial institution.

COMPETENCIES:
• Updated knowledge of forms and reports submitted to the Bank of Tanzania; the Tanzania Revenue Authority, and other government regulatory agencies
• Must be creative with good analytical and problem solving skills
• Highly developed sense of reliability and accuracy
• Detailed oriented, trustworthiness and willingness to take responsibility
• Above average competence in Microsoft Office applications and other office productivity tools

HOW TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should forward
Application with detailed CV and copies of certificates. The CV should include addresses of three referees one of them being the current or latest employer. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interview.

Application should be addressed to:

Chief Human Resources Officer
Fanikiwa MicrofinFANIKIWA MICROFINANCE COMPANY is a growing Microfinance Institution with branches in Dar Es Salaam (head office and branch), Mwanza, Arusha, Korogwe and Zanzibar. We serve more than 2,000 entrepreneurs with business and agriculture loan products to improve their business activities and increase their household income. Fanikiwa also offers unique insurance products to our clients that help them to mitigate major risks.

FANIKIWA is seeking to recruit qualified, highly motivated, performance driven and experienced Tanzanians interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment. FANIKIWA is currently looking to fill the position of FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT for Head Office.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensures timely and accurate monthly bank reconciliation and prompt action taken on reconciling items.
• Supervises the work of accountants in the preparation of payments, deposits, petty cash and voucher preparation.
• Maintains subsidiary ledgers for all assets and liabilities [Branches and Head Office].
• Work with the Chief Finance Officer to ensure adequate control of cash and other assets according to laid down policies both in the Head Office and in the Branches.
• Ensures that the accounting books and records of Fanikiwa are properly filed and stored for efficient retrieval and use;
• Promptly produces regular financial and other reports to the Fanikiwa’s management;
• Reviews cheque requisitions for payments and account allocation on all invoices;
• Prepares monthly payroll and payments of statutory deductions;
• Prepares and submits annual statutory returns
• Ensures that the General Ledger is properly and completely maintained;
• Keeps a systematic monitoring of all of FMFC’s property and equipment, monitor its movement and review its condition as compared to its book value;
• Provides assistance in any audit or examination to be conducted by the external or internal auditor, BoT examiners, other government regulatory agencies as well as other parties duly authorized by the Board of Directors or the CEO to conduct such activity;
• Other tasks that may be assigned by the Finance and Admin Manager from time to time

QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• Minimum a University degree in accounting/related studies.
• Must have at least 2-4 years experience doing accounting work in a financial institution.

COMPETENCIES:
• Updated knowledge of forms and reports submitted to the Bank of Tanzania; the Tanzania Revenue Authority, and other government regulatory agencies
• Must be creative with good analytical and problem solving skills
• Highly developed sense of reliability and accuracy
• Detailed oriented, trustworthiness and willingness to take responsibility
• Above average competence in Microsoft Office applications and other office productivity tools

HOW TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should forward
Application with detailed CV and copies of certificates. The CV should include addresses of three referees one of them being the current or latest employer. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interview.

Application should be addressed to:

Chief Human Resources Officer
Fanikiwa Microfinance Company Limited
Ubungo Plaza, West Wing – 9th floor
Morogoro Road
P.O. Box 57
Dar es Salaam
E-mail: hr@fmfc.co.tz
Deadline of submission of application 10th April, 2015 at 12noon ance Company Limited
Ubungo Plaza, West Wing – 9th floor
Morogoro Road
P.O. Box 57
Dar es Salaam
E-mail: hr@fmfc.co.tz
Deadline of submission of application 10th April, 2015 at 12noon

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