Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous NGO established in 2011 under nongovernmental organisation act No 24 0f 2002. Since 2012, THPS has worked in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), Ministry of Health of Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar and President Office, Regional Administration and local government (PORALG). Programs supported include provision of HIV prevention, care, treatment and support services in Kigoma, Pwani, Mtwara and Zanzibar with support from Centres for Diseases Prevention and Control (CDC). THPS is also funded by the Joint UNAIDS to support demand creation among women living with HIV (WLHIV) and other low income women for cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment in four regions of mainland Tanzania i.e. Geita, Njombe, Tanga, and Songwe.
THPS has just been awarded funds to implement the Global Fund program in mainland Tanzania as a Sub Recipient to AMREF – Health Africa in Mwanza, Mara, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Morogoro, Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, Pwani, Tanga, Mtwara, Mbeya, Manyara, Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions. The focus is to support HIV Prevention programs for Key and Vulnerable Populations (KVP) through collaboration with civil society and local government authorities in the specified geographical regions and districts.
THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in the following position:
POSITION TITLE: Senior Accountant (1 position)
REPORTS TO: Finance & Administration Manager (THPS)
LOCATION: Central Office Dar-es-Salaam (with frequent field travel up to 75%)
OVERALL JOB FUNCTION: To provide financial management and oversight for the Global Fund (GF) project.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To work as part of the team to achieve departmental standards
- To maintain accurate bookkeeping records for the Global Funds Project
- Process advance payment for sub recipients (NGOs, CSO)
- Review and verify expenditures incurred by CSOs in line with the work plan and approved budget Travel for supportive supervision and provide technical assistance to CSOs in the areas of budgeting, reporting and accountability.
- Will be involved in receiving, processing all invoices, issuing checks, entering cash receipts and disbursements data into various forms. Process expense forms and process payment for staff
- To prepare and post transactions into paper-based and computer accounting systems.
- To validate invoices and ensure timely and accurate payment of those expenses
- Maintain accounts payable modules
- Maintain control account for expenses with many transactions a month, to avoid double payments
- Arrange for upcountry office payments, such as fund transfer to up country staff.
- To prepare all travel advances and post into system
- To ensure adherence to THPS policies and procedures and donor financial management requirements.
- Maintain a separate memorandum of payments made to ensure we have enough cash flow in both account every month.
- Undertake banking activities for all bank accounts; checking balance, collecting bank statements, cashing checks
- Deal with daily transactions for the petty cash and ensure that reconciliations are completed on a weekly basis
- To ensure all filing is done in a timely and accurate manner
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervise
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Required: Bachelors degree or equivalent in Accountancy, Finance or related subjects from a recognized institution
- Required: CPA, ACCA or other equivalent professional certification
- Required: At least four years’ experience at similar position
- Required: Knowledge in Accounting packages preferably SAGE 300ERP
- High level of integrity
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision
- Excellent communications skills in English and Swahili
- Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Access, Word, and Power point at minimum)
How to apply:
Interested applicants should send application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum by March 31st 2018 with the position title as the subject line to hr.thps@gmail.com. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.
THPS is an equal opportunity employer; Women, People living with HIV/AIDS and People with disability are encouraged to apply.
