Lead Accountant

Location

Nkoaranga, Tanzania at Happy Family Children's Village

About The Small Things

We believe in families for orphaned and vulnerable children. That means keeping children in homes when possible, and supporting them in residential care when necessary, ideally for a short period of time before reunification with family. The role is based FT at Happy Family Children's Village which is visible on Google Maps.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain all program accounts and prepare monthly reports and quarterly reports with the finance assistant.
• Oversee appropriate posting all transactions into Quick Books
• Together with the finance assistant, work with auditor for auditing work every year
• Reconcile all financial transactions by the end of month, bank and cash.
• Be responsible for the accounting policy and governance
• Attend the finance meetings
• Oversee the preparation and submission a detailed budget, including the tabulation of the accrued employee benefits and taxes, for each program.
• With the Managing director, organize the fiscal document
• With the Board Treasurer, oversee the overall financial management, planning system and control.
• File Return of Estimates and Return of Income Each Year
• Lead the annual budget and the future planning annual budget meeting with the CEO
• Manage the cash flow and liquidity (specifically relating to operation policy)
• Prepare the monthly bank reconciliations statement on each organizations bank account i.e USD & TZS
• Before spending the money, inform the Executive and Managing director of any upcoming, unexpected and unbudgeted expenditure and its effect on the balance.
• Making sure the organization complies with all government regulations
• Reconcile all financial transaction include us account at the end of each month
• Follow up unpaid invoices (creditors)
• Ensure compliance and comply with procedures for cheque payment with management
• Manage and prepare staff payroll
• Prepare and submit detailed budget (monthly projection) including the tabulation of the accrued employee benefit and taxes for each program.
• File the SDL, PAYEE, monthly return semi-annual return, and adjustments if any
• Pay NSSF, WCF, NHIF, PAYEE, INTERNET, WITHOLDING and any other government tax.
• Update, all program income, ie preschool fees, studio, computer, social impact tour and other income.

Administration area

• Attend weekly finance meeting.
• Attend management meetings as requested
• Attend board meetings (Tanzania and US)
• Support auditor and donor report
• Making sure cash flow /financial policies are being followed correctly
• Conduct monthly finance performance meeting
• Attend compliance, construction and car committees monthly
• Making sure TST complies with all government regulations

Requirements

• Prefer Master's degree in accounting but will consider Bachelor's degree plus experience.
• Advanced familiarity with Quickbooks Online
• Passion for children and community development
• Team player, open to constructive critique