Senior Accountant New Job at CVPeople Tanzania

Senior Accountant

CVPeople Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Posted on 05/23/2022

Senior Accountant

Reporting to: Chief Accountant

Department: Finance

Location: Dar-es-Salaam

Objective:

Carry out accounting roles and acts as a key person in driving the payments process, responsible for managing the cashiers and treasury functions, reconciliation of key account balances on a regular basis, and preparing and sending various performance reports to management.

Key Responsibilities

Daily preparation and submission for review of cash vouchers and expenses for all cashiers to reviewers.
Manage the daily allocation of tasks among the cashiers at the ICD and the main cash office.
Train and guide the cashiers on accounting for cash and related movements.
Performing surprise and month-end cash counts.
On a daily basis, update exchange rates on IRIS Finance based on the average rates available on the Bank of Tanzania website.
Verify all transactions input on Citidirect by the treasury team and ensure that payment vouchers are provided to the level 1 authorizers on a timely basis.

To coordinate and drive the payments process in finance. On a monthly basis to prepare and circulate reconciliation of specific account balances reconciliations including but not limited to:

➢ Cash in transit account balances;

➢ Holding group current accounts;

➢ Container deposit accounts and other supplier accounts;

➢ Debtors aged analysis for Havas and select debtor customers; and

➢ General ledger accounts analysis (as advised)

Senior Accountant New Job at CVPeople Tanzania

To prepare and circulate on a daily basis the gross margin report;
Assist in documentation and enhancement of internal controls by ensuring all financial procedures are adhered to.
Liaise with external parties such as external auditors, banks, and the Tanzania Revenue Authority within guidelines provided by supervisors.
Provide guidance to the finance team on assigned areas to ensure the smooth running of the department.
To act as an assistant to the credit-control team in managing collections on customer accounts.
Any ad-hoc assignments as well as providing backup for other roles related to general accounting.
Any other tasks as may be assigned by the line manager and supervisor

Knowledge and Experience