About the job

• Job Type : Contract

• Industry : Finance/Accountancy and Auditing/Business Administration

• Education Level : Senior level

Job Description

Organization Summary

Jaza is a solar energy start-up, working to power Sub-Saharan Africa, where there are over 600,000,000 people living without electricity.

Jaza believes that a mix of people, technology and capital can connect Jaza’s market to the future of how people live and work around the world.

The company builds solar powered shops, called hubs, which are used to charge batteries customers use to power their homes. A single hub serves hundreds of households. The company employs women from each Jaza community to run the service, empowering the Jaza team to become leaders, entrepreneurs and drivers of economic growth within their communities.

For more information on what we are building, check out www.jazaenergy.com

To date, Jaza Energy has commissioned 60 hubs and reached over 50,000 people.  Jaza Energy is a Canadian enterprise with core activities in Tanzania. 

Jaza practices equal opportunity and believes that the company’s market should be reflected in the team.

Technology and renewable energy can bridge the gap between Jaza’s market and a more equitable future. The company exists to empower the 1.2 billion people living globally without electricity and is proving that viable businesses can be built serving an often overlooked market.

Here are the values Jaza practices:                                                         

Service to others - it seems counterintuitive but power comes from helping others. The more we support, improve and deliver value to the people around us, the more resources and responsibilities we are given.            

Position Summary

The candidate for this position will be responsible for accounts payable, assisting with monthly & annual budget preparation, financial reporting and monthly bank reconciliations. They will have a high attention to detail and the perseverance to get things done.

Job Description

Position: Accounts Payable Clerk

Reports to:  Financial Controller/Managing Director 

Location: Dar es Salaam

In the future we will all thrive, and not just the few that happen to be born lucky. Everyone will have access to the opportunities they need to grow from scarcity to abundance.  This future will be built on a foundation of clean, reliable energy.  We will connect everyone, even those born in the village or from the wrong part of town.  

 We can build this future. It won’t be easy but nothing worthwhile ever is. We will have to make sacrifices and we will have to achieve more than we ever imagined possible.   We will work hard and dream big, working together with the people that share our vision. 

Role and responsibilities

• Track payments and expenditures with expected due dates. Sending reminders when required.
• Prepare approved disbursement requests for payment in the online banking system.
• Post payments in Sage 50 allocating amounts to correct GL expense accounts and departments.
• Prepare monthly Bank Reconciliation for Disbursement accounts in Sage 50.
• Maintain accurate digital records with invoices & receipts required for auditing and grant reporting.
• Review & file Staff Expense retirements with receipts for accuracy and record keeping.
• Track outstanding Staff Expense Request awaiting retirements with receipts. Emailing reminders as required.
• Assist with updating funds spent from monthly departments budgets.
• Support Financial Controller in managing the accounting system, monthly & annual budget preparation and data entry as required.

Key Working Relationships

• Financial Controller
• Managing Director

Qualifications and Relevant Experiences:

• Diploma graduate in Accounting or any other relevant qualification relevant to the position
• At least 2 years experience in the accounting field or any other field relevant to the position.
• Computer literacy
• English proficiency - verbal and written 

Skills:

• Experience in accounting softwares such as SAGE, TALLY
• Experience with using excel or google sheets
• Attention to detail
• High level of confidentiality
• Organizational and time management skills
• Able to take direction and work with little direct supervision

Incase you have any questions, please reach out to kim@jazaenergy.com

Interviews will be held: December 13th to 17th, 2021

Feedback:  Dec 23, 2021

Start date:  January 3rd, 2022