Finance · Full-time · Tanzania
INTRODUCTION
UBONGO is Africa's leading producer of kids' edutainment. As a non-profit social enterprise, we create fun, localised, and multi-platform educational content that helps kids learn and leverage their learning to change their lives. Ubongo reaches over 27 million kids across Africa through accessible technologies like TV, radio, and mobile phones. Our shows Ubongo Kids and Akili and Me, currently air in 23 countries across Africa in multiple languages.
POSITION OBJECTIVE
Senior Accountant - Grants & Receivable plays a vital role in maintaining financial transparency, compliance, and effective funds management from various sources, including grants and earned revenue.
In this role, the person will be responsible for collaborating closely with the Grants manager to ensure compliance with grant requirements, record and allocate transactions correctly, manage grant agreements, maintain a schedule of grants and monitor their releases, track public funding support, work with the business team to ensure earned revenue is recorded, reconcile bank accounts, issue invoices, support UI and UL Audits of receivables and grants, prepare monthly grant budget-versus-actual status reports, maintain communication and updates with senior management, and assist with monthly and annual financial reports. They will be required to work closely with the Grants Manager, Sr Accountant Payable, Business team, CFO, Director of Finance and all functional Directors at Ubongo to achieve these tasks.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
Collaboration with Grants Manager
Grant Meetings Attendance
Payments Review
Grants Agreements Management
Grant Documentation
Track Public Funding Support
Earned Revenue Management
Bank Reconciliation
Invoicing and Customer Communications
Audit Support
Budget Reporting
Communication with Senior Management
Financial Reporting
Financial Modeling
Grant Reporting
Cost Allocation
Company Wide Responsibilities
Exemplify Ubongoers principles and norms
QUALIFICATION REQUIRED
Educational
Experience
Skills
Exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with internal and external contacts while maintaining tact, discretion, and diplomacy.
Work independently and establish priorities; behave effectively and efficiently while under pressure; find solutions to problems and demonstrate strong organisational skills.
Develop an excellent eye for detail, the ability to manage and organise multiple projects, independent work, and the ability to set priorities.
Have a strong understanding of computers and are proficient in all Microsoft Office Suite and Google Office programs.
Continue working on all the projects and assignments assigned to you, adhere to the timelines, and meet the deadlines.
Maintaining positive and fruitful relationships while working effectively in a setting involving multiple agencies and funding partners requires assertiveness and persuasion, and the ability to work well in a team setting.
DEADLINE
The last day to receive applications for this position will be 10th October 2023
Please note that only online applications will be considered. Those who come directly to the office with a CV or who email their CV to us will be directed to apply online.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
UBONGO provides equal employment opportunities to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the laws of the country we are operating in.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Benefits:
Phew! You made it through that. The good thing is that there are also perks, like a delicious healthy lunch at the office, health insurance, pension payments of up to 10% (matching the value of your individual contributions), 28 working days paid annual leave (in addition to the public holidays), and you get to watch cartoons at work.