Job Opportunity   

 Finance Officer II

 HelpAge Tanzania wishes to recruit a Finance Officer II (FO II) that will be based in Kibondo, District with key liaison with finance department at Dar es Salaam level at all time.

A summary of the job purpose and person specification is indicated below while the full Job Description will be available on request for further details to [email protected] copy to [email protected]

Job purpose

 To provide effective financial management support to programmes by implementing HelpAge Tanzania’s Financial controls, policies through monitoring projects and programme budgets, reviewing and analysis expenditures, properly recording authorised transactions and reporting timely to both management and donors.

We are looking for a dynamic person who is familiar with Accounting and assuming responsibility for managing and ensuring the effective implementation and evaluation of financial procedures consistent with standard practices and HelpAge Tanzania financial management procedures and principles. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring due diligence and compliance to HelpAge’s own requirements, those of donors and statutory requirements of regulatory authorities in Tanzania

Person Specification

• At least Bachelor’s Degree in accounting and/or Finance.
• Preferred 2 years financial management experience. Working with INGO will be added advantage.
• Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet and word processing programs at a highly proficient level,
• Advanced accounting skills
• Auditing skills
• Numeracy and ability to prepare accounts and other financial reports.
• Ability to function with a high degree of integrity
• Fluency in Kiswahili and English
• Ability to work under pressure and to short deadlines