Project Accountant
About the role
Project: Integrated Climate-Smart Food Security and Resilient Livelihood Project (ICFL) – Project #3318 Implementing Organization: Africa Inland Church Tanzania (AICT), Diocese of Geita. Key responsibilities: - Maintain complete and accurate project accounts, ledgers, payment records, journals and supporting documentation. - Maintain complete and accurate project accounts, ledgers, payment records, journals and supporting documentation. - Prepare payment vouchers, process approved payments and verify that expenditure is properly authorized, eligible, supported and coded to the correct budget lines. - Monitor expenditure against the approved project budget and prepare regular budget-versus-actual reports and forecasts. - Monitor expenditure against the approved project budget and prepare regular budget-versus-actual reports and forecasts. - Support preparation of annual budgets, cash-flow projections, financial plans and budget revisions. How to apply: An application letter explaining their interest in the position and suitability for the role. An application letter explaining their interest in the position and suitability for the role. An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing current contact details and relevant work experience.
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in Accounting, Finance or a related field; professional accounting qualifications such as CPA(T), ACCA or equivalent are an advantage.
- At least 5 years of relevant accounting or financial-management experience, preferably with an NGO or donor-funded project.
- At least 5 years of relevant accounting or financial-management experience, preferably with an NGO or donor-funded project.
- Knowledge of budgeting, accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, internal controls and audit preparation.
- Knowledge of budgeting, accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, internal controls and audit preparation.
- Strong Excel skills and experience using accounting software; familiarity with donor-funded project accounting is an advantage.
- Strong Excel skills and experience using accounting software; familiarity with donor-funded project accounting is an advantage.