Accounts and Administration Officer
Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC)
is a regional membership based organization with a mandate covering ten
counties in Eastern Africa.
The regional headquarter is in Kenya
with country offices in Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and
Burundi.
EAGC mission is “To advocate for an
enabling environment and promote structured grain trade for optimum stakeholder
benefits”.
We seek to fill the advertised
position with an individual who is analytical, has good organizational skills,
and is capable of working independently and as part of a team.
The successful candidate should be
highly professional, self-motivated and a proven high achiever.
Reporting to the Country Program
Manager, the successful candidate will be based in Tanzania and will be
responsible for the following amongst others:
- Provide accounting support in the Country
office while ensuring compliance with internal controls, donor regulations
and budget restrictions.
- Record accounting transactions and ensure
efficient, proper and transparent financial filing systems of all
documents relating to finance are maintained.
- Prepare and examine accounting records,
financial statements, and other financial reports and ensure accuracy,
completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Process and make payments as provided in the
approved budget
- Assist with facilitation of internal and
external audit procedures as required.
- Ensuring compliance and enforcement of
internal policies, donor regulations and budget restrictions on all
projects.
- Ensure proper procurement procedures are
adhered to at all times, including maintaining of vendor contracts, lease
agreements, and any other service contracts as may be required.
- Ensure that proper authorization is obtained
for all disbursements.
- Provide logistical support in the coordination
and organization for program activities to ensure smooth implementation of
activities
- Coordination of meetings, forums and other
engagements to support their successful execution.
- Management of outsourced services and general
insurance for efficient office operations.
Qualification, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business
- ACCA
- At least 3 years relevant work experience
- Proficiency in computer applications such as
MS Office and Accounting software packages.
- Strong knowledge and experience of
institutional donor funding requirements
- Team player.
- High integrity, initiative and highly
organised.
- Capacity to manage several tasks
simultaneously, be flexible and be willing to assume a range of
unanticipated assignments.
If your background and competence
match the above specifications, please send your application demonstrating how
your qualifications & experience matches our requirements.
It should include an updated C.V.,
your current remuneration package, valid email address, daytime contact number
and full contact details of 3 referees including day time telephone number to:
hr@eagc.org copied to dkiai@eagc.org by 16th February 2016.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
EAGC is an equal opportunity employer.
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