ACCOUNTANT – Mwanza Urban Water and Sanitation Authority

Mwanza Urban Water and Sanitation Authority (MWAUWASA) is one of the competitively best Authorities in the Tanzanian water and sanitation sector supplying clean and safe water and efficient sanitation services for the residents of Mwanza City and its suburbs. The Authority is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced, dynamic and motivated Tanzanians to fill the understated vacancies that currently exist in the Authority.

ACCOUNTANT III/II (1 POST)
Appointing Authority: Appointment Committee of the Board
Employment Terms: Contract of unspecified period of time
Responsible to: Chief Accountant
Subordinates: Accounts Assistants.
Salary Scale: MWAUWASA’s Salary Scale of MAS 7 or MAS 8
Required minimum qualifications:
Possession of a Degree or advanced diploma in accountancy or equivalent; At least three years relevant working experience; Conversant with accounting computer packages and MS Excel; Possession of Postgraduate degree and CPA (T) or equivalent is an added advantage; Age not exceeding 35 years.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Checks periodical financial reports
• Deals with internal and external audit queries
• Keeps accountable and valuable documents
• Approves specified payments and writes accounts
• Estimates expenditure.
• Analyses records of present and past operations, trends and costs.
• Draws compositions between estimated and realized revenues.
• Provides records of assets, liabilities and financial transactions of the authority.
• Designs new systems or modified existing systems.
• Prepares and files tax returns.
• Prepares annual accounts.
• Keeps records of all authority owned or leased equipment, buildings and other property.
• Prepares monthly appreciated and depreciated values.
• Prepares schedules for amortization of buildings and equipment.
• Provides reports for assisting decisions in setting tariff.
• Prepares and implement Action Plan of the Section.
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned by his/her supervisor.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Apply in handwriting, enclosing a certified detailed CV, copies of relevant certificates and letters from 2 referees; telephone numbers and e-mail address so as to reach the undersigned not later than 4th September 2015. Applications should be sent to MWAUWASA as registered mails by postal office, EMS and DHL. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. MWAUWASA is an equal opportunity employer. Leaving certificates and transcripts without degree or diploma certificates WILL NOT be accepted.

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR,

MWANZA URBAN WATER & SANITATION AUTHORITY,

MAKONGORO ROAD,

P.O. BOX 317,

MWANZA.