Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Accountant - Usawa Kilimanjaro Ltd


Accountant - Usawa Kilimanjaro Ltd - Accountant USAWA  -

USAWA (Umoja wa SACCOS za Wakulima), co – founded in 2006 by local Saccos and Fert, a French farmers Association,  is a network of rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOS) operating in Northern Tanzania (Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions). The objective of USAWA is to provide technical assistance to the SACCOS based in rural areas to allow them to offer high quality financial services to their members. Today USAWA consists of more than 30 shareholder SACCOS corresponding to 17,000 members.

USAWA is currently seeking an Accountant (Full time) for its office in Moshi. He/she will be part of the Management Team and reporting to USAWA's Manager.

Responsibilities:

Preparation of Saccos yearly financial statements for audit
Follow up on reconciliation between manual and software based book keeping of SACCOS
On site and classroom training for clerks on book keeping and accounting
Manage Usawa database of information on member Saccos: check completeness of
monthly situation forms received from Saccos, posting of data, monthly reporting

Establishing monthly invoices to the member SACCOS for payment of contributions, follow
up of payments, monthly reporting

Managing Usawa revolving credit fund: disbursements, follow up on repayments, monthly reporting
Prepare loan requests from Saccos for screening by Usawa credit committee
Participation in credit committee meetings

Requirements:
Diploma, ...
Minimum of 3 years working experience in accounting, including proven knowledge of and experience in Accounting and Financial Management
Affinity and experience with SACCOS and/or the micro-finance sector
Strong interest to work with SACCOS based in rural areas managed by farmers
Strong capacity of monitoring and reporting
Good computer skills
Strong ability to prioritize and to meet deadlines
Good written and oral communicative skills in English and Swahili
Accurate, honest, hard worker, reliable

Additional information:
The working contract is for 1 year, renewable. The work station is Moshi and requires frequent travels to Saccos in Kilimanjaro and Arusha regions.

Your application, including your CV and a letter of motivation, should be sent before April 01st 2015, to Ms. Birgit MADER, usawa.kilimanjaro@yahoo.com

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