Finance Officer at JSI Research & Training Institute, April 2018
NAFASI ZA KAZI/AJIRA JSI TANZANIA
Tanzania Community Health and Social Welfare Systems
Strengthening Program
Position Description
Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Dar es Salaam
Background
The
Community Health and Social Welfare Systems Strengthening CHSS Program (CHSSP)
is a five-year USAID funded cooperative agreement led by JSI Research
& Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) with partner World Education,
Inc. CHSSP’s goal is to build capacity the
of the Government of Tanzania’s health and social welfare structures at the
community level to enable more accessible, higher quality health and social
services for HIV affected and other vulnerable populations in targeted
communities in Tanzania.
Job
Summary
The Finance Officer is
a full-time position and will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. S/he will
set up and maintain the JSI financial accounts and administrative systems for
the Community Health and Social Welfare Systems Strengthening Program. Finance
Officer will be responsible for the accounting system, budget tracking and
expenditure projections, expense monitoring and financial reporting for the
Program. S/he will ensure cost-effectiveness, efficiency and accountability
throughout the life of the Program.
S/he will report to the Finance Manager
Primary
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Assist program staff with
resolution of financial management and accounting problems;
- Do QuickBooks data
entry/receipts vouchers in the system;
- Ensure that staff advances for
activities are processed in a timely manner;
- Ensure that staff salaries are
paid on timely manner
- Ensure that funds are
transferred to the field offices on time.
- Ensure all un-cleared
transactions in S2B system are cleared within a month
- Tracking and review of JSI
vendors` invoices and ensure their timely payments;
- Prepare JSI field accounts documents/vouchers
and ensure their timely (on monthly basis) submission to HQ;
- Advice Finance Manager and DFA
on financial position of the project for funds transfer
- Advice Administration Manager
on status of vendors payments on weekly basis
- Liaise with the bank on
banking issues such as Check books, foreign exchange
- Prepare the LPOs to various
vendors upon receipts of all approved relevant documents
- Perform any other duties as assigned by supervisor which are in line with the general concert of this position.
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a
finance, accounting or business-related field;
- Relevant experience with
USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USAID rules, and regulations
strongly desired;
- At least 3 years of relevant
accounting and financial management experience;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Excellent verbal and written
English;
- Extensive knowledge of
Microsoft Excel and Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Access;
- Experience with QuickBooks
accounting system desired;
- Strong communication and
interpersonal skills;
- Able to travel to project
regional offices; and
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality for all project and staff proprietary matters.
To apply, please submit
a CV and cover letter to Chief of Party, at chss.recruitment@gmail.com by 06th May, 2018, thank you.
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Training, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer committed
to workplace diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment
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