Job overview

Sisal Estate Company in Tanga region is looking for a temporary Accountant who will be able to work and reside in a farm environment.

The successful candidate will support the daily financial and accounting operations of the farm, including budgeting, costing control, payroll preparation, reporting, and general accounting administration.

Education, experience, qualifications and skills

Minimum qualifications

Applicants should have:

• Diploma or Degree in a related field.

Experience requirements and skills

The candidate should have:

• At least 1 year of experience in an accounting environment.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to work independently with little need for supervision.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, MS Excel, and general computer applications.
• Acquaintance with farm life will be an added advantage.

Roles and responsibilities

The selected candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

• Responsible for the daily administration of financial and accounting practices of the farm.
• Perform accounting duties as directed, including budgeting and costing control.
• Responsible for costing of production.
• Prepare and verify the farm payroll for the middle and end of every month.
• Assist management in preparing documentation for budgeting and financial reporting procedures.
• Analyze and report on project and product costing, with recommendations for improvements.
• Ensure compliance of all accounting matters in accordance with requirements from the head office.
• Interpret statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of cost, budgets, policies of operation, trends, and increased profit possibilities.
• Maintain the general ledger.
• Develop accounting and financial management systems and reports.
• Analyze and interpret monthly operating or project performance against budget.
• Compile and control budgets, with analysis of monthly reports against budgets.
• Support the general improvement of the accounting system on the farm.
• Perform VAT reconciliations.

• Responsible for the daily administration of financial and accounting practices of the farm.
• Perform accounting duties as directed, including budgeting and costing control.
• Responsible for costing of production.
• Prepare and verify the farm payroll for the middle and end of every month.
• Assist management in preparing documentation for budgeting and financial reporting procedures.
• Analyze and report on project and product costing, with recommendations for improvements.
• Ensure compliance of all accounting matters in accordance with requirements from the head office.
• Interpret statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of cost, budgets, policies of operation, trends, and increased profit possibilities.
• Maintain the general ledger.
• Develop accounting and financial management systems and reports.
• Analyze and interpret monthly operating or project performance against budget.
• Compile and control budgets, with analysis of monthly reports against budgets.
• Support the general improvement of the accounting system on the farm.
• Perform VAT reconciliations.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships.
• Fluency in English.
• Ability to work independently with little need for supervision.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, MS Excel, and general computer applications.
• Acquaintance with farm life will be an added advantage.

• Diploma or Degree in a related field.