Finance Officer, Operations Job at TradeMark East Africa (TMEA)

Job summary

The Finance Officer is responsible for processing financial transactions, financial management, and preparation of monthly financial reports including the review and reconciliation of key accounts as assigned.

Roles and responsibilities

• Ensure that all accounting and reporting functions and processes are carried out with due professional care.
• Validate data entries related to payments and receipts for compliance and accuracy before approval and posting. Ensure correct coding before posting.
• Timely processing of payments as detailed in the Service Level Agreement. This shall include preparation of payment vouchers, bank transfer instructions and cheques for signature and dispatch, stamping invoices paid and filing.
• Ensure that reconciliation of Bank accounts are prepared by the 8th of every month and prompt resolution of outstanding or reconciling items.
• Participate in the preparation of audit working papers for both internal and external audits when they arise.
• Maintenance of Fixed Assets Register.
• Payroll – Keying in all payroll inputs for Finance Manager to review.
• Processing of invoices in the Financial Management Information System (FMIS)
• Taxation – Ensuring proper administration of Withholding Tax and VAT and payment of the same on a timely basis to the relevant authorities.
• Provide technical support on financial reporting matters to the country offices in Tanzania (Arusha and Dar es Salaam), Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan. The periodic visits to the respective offices should entail review of financial operations, financial records and preparation of programme- specific financial reports for use by management.
• Perform any other assignment that may be given by the Finance Manager.

Academic and professional qualifications

• Undergraduate degree
• CPA (K) or equivalent qualification from Other Accounting Body e.g. CIMA and ACCA
• Basic Understanding of Project Life Cycle Management

Work experience

• Five (5) years working experience in an accounting role.

Additional skills

• Sound analytical skills
• Knowledge of an accounting software preferably Navision.
• Proficient use of computers especially MS Office.

Special conditions

None