An intern assistant accountant who can live and work in a remote agricultural setting is needed by Sisal Estate Company in the Tanga region. This is a temporary post.

Responsibilities or duties

• In charge of overseeing the farm's daily accounting and financial operations.
• As instructed, carry out accounting tasks, such as cost control and budgeting.
• Accountable for production costs.
• In charge of creating and confirming the farm's payroll at the middle and end of each month.
• Help management create the paperwork needed for financial reporting and planning processes.
• Examine and document project and product costing, along with suggestions for enhancements.
• Make ensuring that all accounting matters are compliant with head office requirements.
• Evaluate operating results in terms of costs, budgets, operating policies, trends, and potential for enhanced profit by interpreting the statistical and accounting data.
• Keep a general ledger.
• Create financial management and accounting systems and reports.
• Examine and evaluate monthly project or operations performance in relation to the budget.
• Budget creation and management, including monthly report comparison with budgets.
• The farm's accounting system has been generally improved.
• Carrying out VAT reconciliations.

Qualifications or requirements 

A diploma or degree in a related accounting subject is the minimal need.

Experience needed

• One year of experience in an accounting setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and outstanding communication abilities.
• English proficiency.
• Autonomous worker who requires little supervision.
• Being familiar with farm life is advantageous.
• Outstanding familiarity with Microsoft Office, Excel, and computers in general.
• It will be advantageous to be familiar with the QuickBooks accounting package.

• Overseeing the farm's daily accounting and financial operations.
• Carrying out accounting tasks, such as cost control and budgeting.
• Accountable for production costs.
• Creating and confirming the farm's payroll at the middle and end of each month.
• Helping management create the paperwork needed for financial reporting and planning processes.
• Examining and documenting project and product costing, along with suggestions for enhancements.
• Ensuring that all accounting matters are compliant with head office requirements.
• Evaluating operating results in terms of costs, budgets, operating policies, trends, and potential for enhanced profit by interpreting the statistical and accounting data.
• Keeping a general ledger.
• Creating financial management and accounting systems and reports.
• Examining and evaluating monthly project or operations performance in relation to the budget.
• Budget creation and management, including monthly report comparison with budgets.
• Generally improving the farm's accounting system.
• Carrying out VAT reconciliations.

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Outstanding communication abilities
• English proficiency
• Autonomous worker who requires little supervision
• Familiarity with farm life (advantageous)
• Outstanding familiarity with Microsoft Office, Excel, and computers in general
• Familiarity with the QuickBooks accounting package (advantageous)

• A diploma or degree in a related accounting subject