Assistant Accountant

About this role

FINCA Microfinance Bank Tanzania is recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join its Finance and Administration department at the head office in Dar es Salaam. The full-time position sits within FINCA, a microfinance bank operating in Tanzania and part of the wider FINCA Impact Finance network. The post-holder will correct, process, and reconcile a wide range of accounting documents, including invoices, departmental billings, employee reimbursements, cash receipts, vendor statements, and journal vouchers, while reviewing and coding financial information and maintaining accurate records. Core responsibilities include preparing and paying regulated taxes, preparing regulatory reports, reconciling balance sheet schedules, and checking tax deductions before payments are made to service providers.

The Assistant Accountant will process staff advances and branch top-up cheques, reconcile and maintain the staff advance account, manage supplier payments, and post prepayments, amortisations, provisions, and accruals. Daily duties also involve filing vouchers, reconciling general ledgers, monitoring interest accruals on loans and savings, following up abnormal variances with IT, and supporting the receipt of goods and monthly stocktaking. The role includes assisting internal auditors, compliance staff, and external auditors with supporting documents and helping prepare daily, weekly, and monthly consolidated reports as well as branch and product profitability reports. Candidates should hold a university degree or advanced diploma, preferably in accounting or an equivalent field, and have at least one year of experience, including one year in banking.

Good report writing and analytical skills are required, along with proficiency in Excel and computerised accounting packages. FINCA describes the position as full time and based at its Dar es Salaam head office. No salary or benefits are stated in the posting. Applications should be sent by email with a CV no later than 23 November 2026 to TZ_Recruitment@finca.co.tz, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.