Our client is looking for a skilled Accountant to perform a variety of accounting, bookkeeping and financial tasks. A successful candidate should be familiar with all accounting procedures and have a flair for numbers. Ultimately, a successful Accountant will ensure that the company’s daily accounting functions run accurately and effectively.

• Assigning provisioned and non-provisioned expenses to ledgers.
  
• Internal audit of expense and non-expense ledgers to prepare MIS reports for management for cost monitoring and reduction purposes.
  
• Debtor follow-ups at intervals defined by the company alongside creditor reconciliations.
  
• Preparation of client invoices for the clearing/forwarding and transport divisions of the business.
  
• Review of incoming invoices and authorization for timely settlement within the stipulated timeframe given.
  
• Monthly filing of VAT returns.
  
• Timely adherence and preparation of accounts and paperwork to meet statutory requirements within Tanzania – e.g. withholding tax, PAYE, SDL, NSSF, WCF, provisional tax.
  
• Liaising with company accountants to ensure statutory reporting requirements are met.
  
• Bookkeeping entries on ERP software on a daily basis, including cash book and bank account reconciliation.
  
• Real-time inbox management, filtering, folding, and responding where needed.
  
• Full-time communication with seniors in the Company on any incoming or pending issues.
  
• A high level of communication via telephone, WhatsApp, and email correspondence with counterparties related to the business (service providers, suppliers, buyers, and other parties.
  
• Internal communication and coordination of tasks within different areas in the Group (across different time zones - primarily, Middle/East and Africa), using the Company’s task management software.
  

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, with previous work experience in a commercial or logistics background.
  
• Preferable Preference for a formal accounting qualification (i.e. Chartered Accountancy).
  
• Prior experience in the logistics (clearing/forwarding or trucking) industry would be an added advantage.
  
• Well-versed with Tally ERP as well as MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
  
• Knowledge of how to operate an ERP system (our company works on a custom Oracle system).
  
• Strong relationship management and client-facing skills
  
• Multi-tasking abilities.
  
• Self-motivated and capable of working self-sufficiently to ensure completion of work ahead of statutory and other deadlines.