Finance Assistant
2025-11-04T18:55:11+00:00
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
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FULL_TIME
LIWALE – LINDI
Liwale
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Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Accounting & Finance
2025-11-12T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.
Title: Finance Assistant
Location: LIWALE – LINDI
MAIN PURPOSE
Execute administrative and finance related tasks and follow up of project accountancy to support the Project Finance-HR Manager following MSF standard and procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and keep a strict control over monetary resources to achieve project objectives.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Ensure effective implementation of internal finance policies within the domain.
- Maintain the petty cash box, carry out all cash and bank transactions record into the accounting software and cross check with daily or weekly reconciliations to ensure registers are updated accurately, with support from the Project Fin & HR Manager and/or the Accounting Manager (ACMA) when necessary.
- · Prepare and process the payroll for MSF Staff, Daily Workers, as well as incentive staff.
- Cash management: in charge of planning, organise and follow-up cash needs on a daily and monthly basis, applying the highest control, transparency and compliance with procedures.
- Conduct regular and accurate counts of cash, ensuring proper reconciliation with financial records.
- Maintain an accurate and up-to-date cash book, recording all transactions promptly.
- Manage and account for cash advances, ensuring proper documentation and reconciliation.
- Bank transfers: Ensure all requests comply with documentation standards required for supplier payment including implement timely follow-up on pending documentation such as EFD receipts, post transaction completion.
- Exercise strict control measure over all payments process, ensuring expenses are verified and validated to ensure compliance with financial policies.
- · Identify suppliers eligible for Withholding Tax retention and ensure prompt processing of their payments before the end of the month.
- Keep up to date the hard copy accountancy and guarantee its delivery to Coordination office at the beginning of next month.
- Check the draft contracts before they are validated by the Project Finance/HR Manager, monitor all contracts to inform on time the Project Finance/HR Manager when there is a need to arrange a renewal, compile additional documents or updating essential information.
- Efficiently organize and classify financial documents, maintaining a systematic filing system for easy retrieval, audit readiness, and comprehensive record-keeping.
- Work diligently to maintain the accuracy of financial data, contributing to the overall integrity of the financial records.
- · Collaborate with the Project Fin & HR Manager and/or the ACMA to seek guidance, support, and ensure alignment with organizational financial objectives.
- To assume the responsibilities of the HR Assistant as required or in their absence.
- Carry out any other finance and administration tasks delegated by the Project Finance/HR Manager.
Minimum Educational Qualification:
Diploma in Finance or Business Administration.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years experience in related position
Working with NGO is added advantage
Languages:
o Knowledge of both English and Swahili is mandatory.
Competencies and Knowledge:
o Essential computer literacy – proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
o Understanding of accounting principles
o Attention to detail and accuracy in data management
Ensure effective implementation of internal finance policies within the domain. Maintain the petty cash box, carry out all cash and bank transactions record into the accounting software and cross check with daily or weekly reconciliations to ensure registers are updated accurately, with support from the Project Fin & HR Manager and/or the Accounting Manager (ACMA) when necessary. · Prepare and process the payroll for MSF Staff, Daily Workers, as well as incentive staff. Cash management: in charge of planning, organise and follow-up cash needs on a daily and monthly basis, applying the highest control, transparency and compliance with procedures. Conduct regular and accurate counts of cash, ensuring proper reconciliation with financial records. Maintain an accurate and up-to-date cash book, recording all transactions promptly. Manage and account for cash advances, ensuring proper documentation and reconciliation. Bank transfers: Ensure all requests comply with documentation standards required for supplier payment including implement timely follow-up on pending documentation such as EFD receipts, post transaction completion. Exercise strict control measure over all payments process, ensuring expenses are verified and validated to ensure compliance with financial policies. · Identify suppliers eligible for Withholding Tax retention and ensure prompt processing of their payments before the end of the month. Keep up to date the hard copy accountancy and guarantee its delivery to Coordination office at the beginning of next month. Check the draft contracts before they are validated by the Project Finance/HR Manager, monitor all contracts to inform on time the Project Finance/HR Manager when there is a need to arrange a renewal, compile additional documents or updating essential information. Efficiently organize and classify financial documents, maintaining a systematic filing system for easy retrieval, audit readiness, and comprehensive record-keeping. Work diligently to maintain the accuracy of financial data, contributing to the overall integrity of the financial records. · Collaborate with the Project Fin & HR Manager and/or the ACMA to seek guidance, support, and ensure alignment with organizational financial objectives. To assume the responsibilities of the HR Assistant as required or in their absence. Carry out any other finance and administration tasks delegated by the Project Finance/HR Manager.
Diploma in Finance or Business Administration. Experience: Minimum of 2 years experience in related position Working with NGO is added advantage
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Vacancy title:
Finance Assistant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, November 12 2025
Duty Station:
LIWALE – LINDI | Liwale | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These principles must apply to all MSF staff.
Title: Finance Assistant
Location: LIWALE – LINDI
MAIN PURPOSE
Execute administrative and finance related tasks and follow up of project accountancy to support the Project Finance-HR Manager following MSF standard and procedures, in order to ensure legal compliance and keep a strict control over monetary resources to achieve project objectives.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Ensure effective implementation of internal finance policies within the domain.
- Maintain the petty cash box, carry out all cash and bank transactions record into the accounting software and cross check with daily or weekly reconciliations to ensure registers are updated accurately, with support from the Project Fin & HR Manager and/or the Accounting Manager (ACMA) when necessary.
- · Prepare and process the payroll for MSF Staff, Daily Workers, as well as incentive staff.
- Cash management: in charge of planning, organise and follow-up cash needs on a daily and monthly basis, applying the highest control, transparency and compliance with procedures.
- Conduct regular and accurate counts of cash, ensuring proper reconciliation with financial records.
- Maintain an accurate and up-to-date cash book, recording all transactions promptly.
- Manage and account for cash advances, ensuring proper documentation and reconciliation.
- Bank transfers: Ensure all requests comply with documentation standards required for supplier payment including implement timely follow-up on pending documentation such as EFD receipts, post transaction completion.
- Exercise strict control measure over all payments process, ensuring expenses are verified and validated to ensure compliance with financial policies.
- · Identify suppliers eligible for Withholding Tax retention and ensure prompt processing of their payments before the end of the month.
- Keep up to date the hard copy accountancy and guarantee its delivery to Coordination office at the beginning of next month.
- Check the draft contracts before they are validated by the Project Finance/HR Manager, monitor all contracts to inform on time the Project Finance/HR Manager when there is a need to arrange a renewal, compile additional documents or updating essential information.
- Efficiently organize and classify financial documents, maintaining a systematic filing system for easy retrieval, audit readiness, and comprehensive record-keeping.
- Work diligently to maintain the accuracy of financial data, contributing to the overall integrity of the financial records.
- · Collaborate with the Project Fin & HR Manager and/or the ACMA to seek guidance, support, and ensure alignment with organizational financial objectives.
- To assume the responsibilities of the HR Assistant as required or in their absence.
- Carry out any other finance and administration tasks delegated by the Project Finance/HR Manager.
Minimum Educational Qualification:
Diploma in Finance or Business Administration.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years experience in related position
Working with NGO is added advantage
Languages:
o Knowledge of both English and Swahili is mandatory.
Competencies and Knowledge:
o Essential computer literacy – proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
o Understanding of accounting principles
o Attention to detail and accuracy in data management
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: associate degree
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