Position: Assistant Accountant
Organisation: Mashujaa Group Limited
Job Summary
The
assistant accountant will assist the Head of Finance in taking care of
the daily financial transactions, handling of tax affairs of the company
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i) Company overview
Radio
Mashujaa FM is fully owned by Mashujaa Group Limited, a limited
liability company incorporated by The Business Registration and
Licensing Agency (BRELA) with a certificate of incorporation number
78568, dated the 6th September 2010. Our studio is in Lindi Town and is
the first local Radio Station in Lindi Region tunable at frequency 89.5
and can also be heard online through our website www.mashujaafm.co.tz.
As
the company is undergoing a rapid growth it is now looking for an
assistant accountant that will assist the Head of finance department in
handling the accounting and finance responsibilities of the company to
ensure that all the accounting affairs of the company are in order.
ii) Duties and responsibilities
- Classification and recording of daily financial transactions including maintenance of tidy filing of all the supporting documents.
- Posting transactions in QuickBooks accounting system based on accrual accounting principle.
- Timely billing of customers, sending statement of accounts to customers and make follow-up for payment as the invoices fall due for payment.
- Maintain accurate records of accounts payable and receivables in QuickBooks.
- Preparation of payroll and payment of salaries on time, including remittance of the payroll taxes to Tanzania Revenue Authority on a timely basis.
- Management of petty cash and handling of all the petty cash payments
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations.Ensure taxes and any other statutory dues are correctly computed and timely remitted.
- Ensure timely filing of all statutory returns.
- Maintain an up to date fixed asset register.
- Reconciliation of entries into accounting system
- Perform any other related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned.
iii) Skills and Qualifications
- Interested candidate should at least possess a Diploma in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
- Strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles
- High attention to details
- Ability to work under minimal supervision
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Professionalism and organization skills
- Strong work ethics and flexibility,
- Must have a good knowledge of the basic computer applications
- Good written and oral communications skills
The deadline for sending applications is one week from the date of this advertisement.
Mashujaa Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer.
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