Senior Accounts Officer Job Opportunity at East Africa Fruits

Job Overview
Senior Accounts Officer
East Africa Fruits December, 2022

Dar es Salaam

Job Description

About the company:

East Africa Fruits is a food-tech company focusing on efficient distribution of foods from farm to market. It has an extensive operations and logistics team that works around the clock to achieve the highest distribution efficiency in the industry.

Be a part of something big East Africa Fruits Co. is growing and now is your chance to join a company where you will have influence! We are a lean company who asks a lot of its talented workforce and in return give you the opportunity to be part of a major player in the food-tech and distribution space.

Post Title: Senior Accounts Officer

East Africa Fruits offers competitive packages including comprehensive health care, growth potential, and a challenging and exciting work environment.

Job Summary:

The role holder will be responsible for ensuring that reports on costs, productivity, margins and company expenditures are accurate.
The Senior Accounts Officer will be reporting to the Finance Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Supervise accountants in verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling accounts payables and receivable
Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending
Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
Manage accountants and accounting assistants
Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process
Provide input into department’s goal setting process
Participate in preparation of financial statements and produce budget according to schedule ● Support month-end and year-end close process
Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Ensure all documents are well stored/filled as per company policy
Performing other accounting duties as assigned

Educational and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor or Diploma in accounting/Finance or related field
An excellent written and oral command in Kiswahili and English
Knowledge of general accounting principals
Proficient in relevant computer software
Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements
3+ years in Finance/Accounting or related field experience
CPA (T) is a must

Working Conditions:

Working station is Dar es salaam – Tanzania
The Senior Accounts Officer will be required to work as per East Africa Fruits Co. Ltd working conditions in terms of working hours and days and when necessary, employee may be required to work beyond working hours
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities or Required Competencies:

Deadline-oriented and an ability to stick to time constraints
Good communication skills – both written and verbal
Organizational skills and information management
Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures
Familiarity with financial accounting statements
Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process ● Hands-on experience with accounting software packages
Advanced MS Excel skills
Accuracy and attention to detail
Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills
Ability to work independently, unsupervised
Ability to give direction and provide assistance to others
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