The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) was established under the Tanzania Revenue Authority Act No. 1 of 1995. The Authority is a semi-autonomous agency of the government responsible for the administration of the central government taxes as well as several non-tax revenues. TRA is currently implementing the Sixth Corporate Plan (CP6: 2022/23—2026/27) with the vision of “A Trusted Revenue Administration for Socio-economic Development” and the mission of “We Make It Easy to Pay Tax and Enhance Compliance for Sustainable Development’.
TRA would like to recruit qualified, dynamic, and ethical personnel to fill positions in the Accountant II
Tanzanians who meet the requirements are consequently encouraged to apply for the 2 Accountant II vacancies open at TRA positions:
Responsibilities
- To prepare weekly/monthly revenue collection, transfers, revenue float, and tax exemption reports.
- To capture invoices, payment vouchers, and credit memos in the expenditure accounting system.
- To prepare salary journal vouchers and deduction schedules, print salary slips and distribute them to regions and departments.
- To prepare monthly expenditure reports and supporting schedules.
- To prepare budget and physical performance reports for the Finance Unit on a quarterly basis.
- To participate in the quarterly stocktaking exercise.
- To ensure that all over-the-counter receipts are banked intact and promptly.
- To ensure timely filling of performance reports as per QMS requirements.
- To perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in one of the following fields: Accountancy, Finance, Public Finance, Commerce, or Business Administration majoring in Accountancy or Finance, or equivalent qualifications from recognized institutions, plus CPA (T) or ACCA or ACA, or equivalent professional qualifications recognized by NBAA. The ability to use different accounting packages/software is an added advantage.
Preferred Language Skill : English and Swahili
Job opening date: : 06-Feb-2025
Job closing date: : 19-Feb-2025
