Descriptions
SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
Job Description Overview The Finance Officer – Accounts Payable is responsible for providing financial and management support to Jhpiego Tanzania Office to ensure the smooth running of the office. This includes providing day-to-day financial and operations support, review of internal control systems, accounts payable etc. This position will be closed on: September 27 th , 2026
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Examine financial documents such as vouchers, invoices, delivery notes, purchase orders and other documents to ensure the completeness, accuracy, and validity of financial data before payments are made as per DOA.
- Monitor disbursement of funds to ensure compliance with Jhpiego’s financial policies and procedures as outlined in the Jhpiego Finance and Accounting policies manual for country offices, Banking Policy, QuickBooks Manual, Procurement Manual, and any other policies.
- Review petty cash register and carry out periodic surprise cash counts.
- Review and/or approve expense reports and other project expenses on a day-to-day basis to ensure adequate documentation, allowability, allocability and reasonability as per the DOA.
- Tracks and examine documents such as vendor/consultant invoices and staff claims to ensure completeness, reasonability, accuracy, validity and relevance to programs.
- Ensure Bills entered in QuickBooks daily have correct charging to projects, correct use of account codes and correct use of exchange rate.
- Ensure every payment transaction processed in QuickBooks (accounting software) is updated in Invoice Payment Tracker, VAT Tracker and Income Tax Withholding Tracker on a timely basis.
- Works with other finance staff to Prepare QuickBooks monthly financial reports, conduct bank reconciliation and review any other financial reports before submission to the Project Finance Director.
- Works with Project Finance Leads to ensure all Invoices, Open Purchase Orders and other payables are cleared on time.
- Participate in project, annual or any specific audit, pre-audit or any financial or Internal Control Review (ICR) undertaken in Dar es Salaam office or at the regional level.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, and or Finance CPA/ACCA Finalist or equivalent Minimum of five (5) to six (6) years relevant experience in finance or accounting Communication and interpersonal skills – Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to deal with staff at all levels.
- Tax Knowledge – In depth knowledge of Tanzania income tax regulations Understanding of USG rules and regulations Supervisory experience highly preferred on experience Ability to Mentor and train other Finance staff Knowledge of Microsoft office Excel, Word, Power Point Preferred
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and written communication skills in English; fluency in Kiswahili required.
- Strong experience translating approved work plans into coordinated regional implementation, tracking progress, and addressing operational bottlenecks.
- Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee
BENEFITS
- package.
- Please apply at www.jhpiego.org /careers Applicants must submit a single document for upload to include cover letters, resume, and references.
- For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website at www.jhpiego.org GM Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
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HOW TO APPLY
Use the application link below to open the official application form.
