Senior Accountant at CVPeople Tanzania

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare budgets, cash flow and projections
• File documents
• Upload and save swift advice for bank transfers
• Scan and upload important finance docs and correspondence
• Implement recommendations from auditor’s management letter
• Give recommendations on how to reduce costs, improve financial performance
• Give recommendations on how to improve internal controls
• Post vouchers
• Maintain fixed asset register
• Apply for annual business license
• Issue EFD receipts
• Write receipts and payment vouchers
• Maintain file of supplier invoices and prepare payments
• Maintain schedule of rent payments & issue invoices
• Initiate online payments
• Check quality of supporting documents
• Prepare TRA and other statutory payments
• Prepare salary
• Calculate final benefits
• Maintain record of staff advances
• Issue EFD receipts and Run Z reports
• Do monthly bank reconciliation
• Reconcile VAT returns with EFD and sales
• Do monthly petty cash reconciliation
• Prepare monthly reports
• Prepare debtors report
• Download WHT certificates and reconcile WHT
• Analyze accounts for tax exposure
• Work with TRA and auditors
• Calculate provisional tax and revise as necessary

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 4 years work experience
• Experience with TRA audits
• CPA holder
• Conduct oneself professionally during work hours
• Show up to work on time
• Prepare reports on time
• Double check (proof read) work for errors
• Show good communication skills
• Identify and resolve problems before they become serious
• Be proactive in all aspects of work especially TRA and statutory requirements
• Keep track of pending items and communicate if things are late
• Keep update on advances in accounting, IT and related fields