Responsibilities
The accounting professional is responsible for
Ensuring that financial administration functions well in accordance with GIZ
standard procedures
Effectively coordinating with the staff of the finance team or the Commercial
Affairs Department at GIZ Head Office
Cash payments and deposits at the bank
Financial planning, monitoring and
accounting for GIZ-assisted projects
Tasks
• The accounting professional
• Monitors income, expenditure and the monthly bank reconciliation
• Manages the processing of letters of credit
• Monitors real accounts (payables, receivables) and reports regularity to the
officer responsible for the contract and cooperation and the accounting manager
• Checks the vouchers and receipts submitted by the projects/programmes for
completeness and allocation to cost units and categories, and correct these
where necessary
• Advises on financial aspects of projects
• Carries out internal controls in accordance with GIZ’s internal controlling
manual
• Carries out accounting tasks using WINPACCS accounting software and prepares
monthly end-of-period accounts and bank reconciliation statements .
• Submits the end-of-month accounts from the project accounting, cash books and
account balance statements (through or from WINPACCS) to the officer
responsible for the contract and cooperation and forwards them to GIZ Head
Office
• prepares financial contributions
• assists with the transfer of funds to projects
Required qualifications,
competences and experience
• BA in accounting and auditing or similar area
• At least 3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
• In-depth knowledge of accounting software
• Good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, email,
the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Confidential handling of data and information
• Very good knowledge of English, ideally knowledge of German
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Interested candidates are invited to send their application letter in hard copy
together with their CV and copies of academic certificates
addressed to
GIZ Office,
65 Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road,
attn. HR Department,
P.O. Box 1519, Dar es Salaam