Job Overview
Finance Assistant Job Opportunity at SICPA
Dar es Salaam
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Finance Assistant Job Opportunity at SICPA
About the job
Fundamental Purpose:
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced Finance Assistant. If you are looking for a fast paced cosmopolitan and vibrant business environment, SICPA Tanzania is the right place for you.
The incumbent will be stationed at our Tanzanian Headquarters in Dar Es Salaam.
Reporting to the Finance Manager the Finance Assistant shall be responsible for providing relevant, timely and accurate financial data to the business in an effective and efficient manner in order to help make sound business decisions whilst ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and requirements.
Key Accountabilities:
Performing transaction processing by collecting customer and vendors invoices, posting all invoices into the system, ensuring invoice approval is obtained, posting invoices for vendor payments, reconciling vendors and customers record tally with general ledgers details.
Performing associated reconciliations by checking that regular ledgers and journals into the system by making sure they are in order with no errors or inconsistencies
Follows up debtors’ payments by sending follow up notification for outstanding invoices and tracking customer account receivables records with SAP
Establishes manual journal entries by adjusting wrong records of costs in SAP system and between bank systems
Runs batch recordings in the financial information system by checking consistency and unusual items to track and restore documentation problems and discrepancies
Prepares and completes closings in fields of activity by closing the accounting period according to agreed check list and calendar to avoid that future transactions are recorded in a period that has been reported on
Establishes requests by creating new bank, vendors, etc. to maintain an accurate and complete master data item list
Prepares and collects documentation to be provided to auditors
Treats issues related to supplier accounts by reviewing transfer of costs
Customer service delivery – ensuring timely issuing purchase orders, proforma invoices, invoices, receipts and confirmation of payments with customers.
Ensuring accurate posting of all transactions in the accounting systems, for instance SAP
Communicates any relevant issue by escalating appropriately to get advice, guidance, or treatment of unusual situations
Ensure timely and accurate preparation of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting as directed.
Assist in ensuring accurate maintenance, recording and reconciliation of fixed assets register as well as safeguarding company assets
Assist in preparing forecast, financial simulations and specific analyses and reports in consultation with the relevant executive team members.
Track actual performance of the company (sales and expenses) and share reports to finance manager for review and approval.
Assist in ensuring 100% compliance laws and regulations issued by regulators Tanzania Revenue Authority, WCF, NSSF, HESLB etc., by processing statutory payments timely and accurately.
Assist in ensuring strong internal controls over financial reporting and financial management to minimize exposure and resolve audit queries.
Any other duties as will be assigned by the line manager.
Finance Assistant Job Opportunity at SICPA
Knowledge and skills:
Bachelor’s degree majoring in Accounting or its equivalent.
Pursuing Intermediate or Final Stage of Certified Public Accountant-CPA (T) or ACCA professional exams.
Minimum 2 years’ experience in Finance, Auditing and Accounting activities including Vendors or Receivable management, Financial Reporting, Taxation from service company or audit firm.
Knowledge in Computer System and Applications, mainly SAP.
Intermediate knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Intermediate knowledge of Tax laws and regulations
Skills and Capabilities
Excellent Analytical skills
Good knowledge in office automation tools like excel spreadsheets
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
Good Communication skills
Good interpersonal skills
Strong risk and financial analysis skills
Creative and Proactive
High level of integrity
Hands on, business awareness and customer oriented
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