UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
ALUMNI CONVOCATION AND ADVANCEMENT (ACA)

Announcements

The Tanzanian-German Centre for Eastern African Legal Studies invites applications from suitably qualified Tanzanians to be considered for employment on annual contract basis to fill the following post.

Job Title: Assistant Accountant

Qualification and Experience: The applicants should possess the following academic and professional qualifications.

  • Possession of a good form VI certificate.
  • Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting or any other relevant degree from a recognized institution;
  •  One (1) year working experience serving in similar position will be an added advantage;
  • Knowledge of Procurement procedures and IT will be an added advantage.

 

Knowledge, Skills and abilities

  • Knowledge of bookkeeping procedures;
  • Knowledge of accounting principles;
  • Knowledge of the preparation process for financial statements in conformity with   generally accepted accounting principles;
  • Skill in analyzing and interpreting financial records;
  • Skill in analyzing, preparing, checking and balancing routine fiscal transactions and accounts;
  • Ability to prepare accurate financial statements.

 

Main duties:

  • General management of TGCL accounts;
  • Prepare accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports and ensure the accuracy and completeness of the same;
  • Receive payment by cash, cheques or any other forms of payment commonly used in Tanzania;
  • Maintain accounting records and balancing accounts (double entry book keeping);
  • Preparing and payment of staff salaries and student allowances;
  • Using computerized accounting system and maintaining accurate accounting records.
  • Process bills for payment; File and tally deposits;
  • Communicating with the bank
  • Communicating with the German project partner;
  • Assisting in the organization of TGCL events and other activities as directed by the Coordinator.

Terms of service:

Contract of one year, and subject to three months probation.

Remuneration:

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.

Mode of Application:

Interested candidates should apply in confidence (letters to include telephone contacts) to the undersigned enclosing:

  1. Detailed CV;
  2. Photocopies of relevant certificates and transcripts;
  3. Reference letters of at least two referees (to be submitted in hard copies only).

NB: Applications should be done in both hard and soft copies.

Soft copies of applications should be forwarded to the following email address lillianmasalu@gmail.com  and copied to mapundabt@yahoo.com.

Applications should be sent to:

TGCL Coordinator

University of Dar-es-Salaam School of Law

P. O. Box 35093

University of Dar-es-Salaam

Dar-es-Salaam [where possible deliver hard copies to the TGCL office – UDSM Mikocheni campus opposite Mikocheni B Police post - directly]

This advertisement can also be found in TGCL’s website: www.tgcl.uni-bayreuth.de

DEADLINE: 31st December 2020

TGCL MANAGEMENT