🌿 Exciting Temporary Opportunity: Accountant (Parental Leave Cover) at Vi Agroforestry - Tanzania 🌿
📍 Position: Accountant (Parental Leave Cover)
📍 Location: Vi Agroforestry, Tanzania Country Office, Dar es Salaam
📍 Contract Duration: 5 months (Parental Leave/Maternity Cover)
About Vi Agroforestry
Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish development organisation that has been fighting poverty and climate change since 1983. We help smallholder farmers improve their livelihoods through sustainable agricultural land management (SALM) and agroforestry. Our goal is to combat poverty, hunger, deforestation, and other global challenges, contributing to climate change mitigation, increased biodiversity, and sustainable food systems.
We work across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, with a special focus on supporting women, youth, and children. Through local partnerships, we empower communities to build resilience and adapt to climate change.
Role Purpose
We are seeking an Accountant to provide maternity cover for a period of five months. The successful candidate will handle all accounting tasks within our Tanzania country office, ensuring the accurate recording of financial transactions, performing monthly reconciliations, supporting procurement requests, and managing office administration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare payment vouchers and ensure proper documentation and filing.
- Reconcile accounts and maintain accurate ledgers.
- Manage office administration tasks such as tracking office expenses (utilities, rent, supplies) and managing asset records.
- Oversee the procurement process, including purchase requests and vendor payments.
- Conduct end-month reconciliations and ensure proper financial record-keeping.
- Ensure compliance with donor requirements and internal policies.
- Actively contribute to the risk management and budget planning for the office.
- Maintain high standards of accountability, transparency, and gender inclusivity in all tasks.
Required Qualifications:
- University degree in a relevant field (e.g., Accounting, Finance).
- Strong knowledge of financial systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience with grant management and understanding compliance issues in the NGO sector.
Experience:
- At least 3 years of experience in Accounting and Administration, ideally within the NGO sector.
- Proven ability to manage financial records, accounts, and procurement processes.
Language Requirements:
- Proficient in English (both written and spoken).
- Fluency in Kiswahili is preferred.
Personal Competencies:
- Strong analytical, organizational, and planning skills.
- Accountable, responsible, and trustworthy with a transparent approach.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently when needed.
- Strategic thinker with a self-driven and flexible personality.
- A respectful and decisive leader with the ability to adapt to new challenges.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send their CV and cover letter (including salary expectations) to recruitment@viagroforestry.org with the subject line:
“ACCOUNTANT – MATERNITY COVER”
Deadline for applications: 4th March 2025
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Vi Agroforestry is committed to diversity and encourages applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
Whistleblowing and Transparency
Vi Agroforestry maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for discrimination, corruption, and misconduct. If you wish to report concerns during the recruitment process, please use our whistleblowing system:
Whistleblowing System
Join Vi Agroforestry and make a meaningful impact on the environment and communities across Tanzania! 🌍
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