Job Title: Assistant Accountant
Unit: Operations and Administration
Cluster: Finance
Mandate: National
Salary Grade: 2
Reports to: Finance and Administration Manager
Locations: Zanzibar
Overall role
With the guidance of the Finance and Administrative Manager, the Assistant Accountant is responsible for maintaining financial records that are essential in understanding and accelerating the growth prospects of the organization. S/he is also responsible for ensuring that the organization is maintaining compliance according to the local and national laws, grant agreements, filing annual taxes and other
required documents and keeping up with the changes in laws that affect the organization’s operations both internally and with customers.
General Responsibilities
● Support the Finance Manager and the wider finance and non–finance teams.
● Perform reconciliations of accounts.
● Process payments and invoices accurately and within expected time periods.
● Verify financial statements, ledgers and accounts and make corrections where appropriate.
● Prepare tax returns and filing of statutory payments.
● Collaborate with the Finance Manager and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks.
● Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
● Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, pay–orders, payables, receivables and purchase orders.
● Assess and identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them.
● Manage payroll activities and disbursement of salaries.
● Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors and vendors.
● Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank.
● Carry out all banking transactions.
● Budget preparation
Core qualifications and competencies
● Bachelor degree in Accounting & Finance or its equivalent-
● A Professional qualification such as CPA (T) or ACCA is an added advantage.
● At least three (3) years of practical experience in accounting and finance.
● Strong affinity and commitment to CSL values and principles.
● Bilingual (English/Swahili) is required.
● Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
● Excellent IT skills including a familiarity with MS Office and G Suit
● Familiarity with accounting software particularly QuickBooks
● Exhibit exceptional time management skills in order to meet deadlines.
● Ability to use the internet for research purposes.
● Strong verbal and written skills.
● Careful attention to detail.
● Ability to cope and work in a fast-paced business environment.
How to apply
1. Your most recent Curriculum Vitae with three referees.
2. Your motivation letter outlining why you think you are the most suitable candidate for this position and why you think you are the right fit for CSL’s mission, vision and values.
Only applications that fully comply with application instructions will be reviewed. CSL will reach out to shortlisted candidates two weeks after the closing date for application.
Applications are open until August 25, 2024.
