Ajira TRA Saccos Ltd: 6 New Job Vacancies May 2023

Ajira TRA Saccos Ltd: 6 New Job Vacancies May 2023 – TRA SACCOS LTD Nafasi za kazi Ajira mpya 6 TRA SACCOS 6New job Opportunities at TRA SACCOS Accountant, Assistant Accountant, 3 Assistant Credit Officers and System Analyst Job Opportunities at TRA SACCOS May 2023

TRA SACCOS LTD is a registered Savings and Credit Co-operative Society whose main objective is to mobilize savings from members and in return provide credit facilities. TRA SACCOS LTD is an employee-based SACCOS which was established under the current governing Co-operative Societies Act No. 20 of 2003 in 2006 and Licensed as Class B under Microfinance Act No. 10 of 2018 in 2021. Other objectives of the SACCOS are to encourage thrift among its members by educating members on the advantages of developing a savings behavior, through proper investment best practices aimed at improving the social and economic conditions of its members. This is achieved by offering members complementary savings schemes, credit facilities and other financial products as may be required by the members from time to time.

TRA SACCOS LTD invites applications from suitably qualified and competent candidates to fill the following vacancies listed below: Reporting to: Head of Information Technology

1.Assistant Accountant

The Assistant Accountant will provide full accounting services including monitoring and developing budget, audits, client Management, Financial analysis and reporting system-based validation of transactions.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Computing payable loan amount(s)to members by determining processing fee and sinking fund charges.
• Receiving death announcement, verify for eligibility of Rambi-rambi, prepare request for approval and maintain database for rambirambi payments.
• Preparing all incoming payment requests.
• Filling of all documents after payments in the respective files
• Compiling members’ refunds report on monthly basis and keep the refund re­cords in the respective files
• Compiling the applications of new members to members’ employer payroll sec­tion for deduction of membership fee, shares, Savings and any other products.
• Preparing payment sheet and make petty cash payments; prepare Petty Cash Vouchers and maintain documentation.
• Creating new members into the system and open the necessary accounts such as Savings products accounts,
• New loans accounts Shares accounts and other SACCOS products Accounts.

Qualifications

• Holder of Bachelor Degree or Advanced Diploma in one of the following fields; Accoun­tancy, Finance, Commerce or Business Administration majoring in Accountancy or Fi­nance or equivalent qualifications from recognized Institutions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Good in Microsoft office (i.e. Word, Excel etc.).
• Problem solving and self-initiative skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan and execute tasks with minimal supervision

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2.Accountant

The accountant provides full accounting services including monitoring and developing budget, audits, client Management, Financial analysis and reporting system based val­idation of transactions.

The accountant will also provide all daily accounting services with an internal client focus; including cheque writing, verification and reconciliation, financial reporting and compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring all contributions from members are collected and properly reconciled on monthly basis
• Ensure capturing of all member changes in contributions deductions and en­sure follow-up is made to the missing contributions.
• Ensuring monthly members contribution deductions are timely submitted to payroll section
• Preparing and posting all recovery file and process demand for loans and con­tributions into the E-banker system (Core Banking system).
• Preparing departmental monthly financial report
• Handling corrections and adjustments regarding deductions from members
• Sorting out all complains from members concerning contributions and remit­tances.
• Preparing and entering TRA SACCOS monthly financial report in the Coopera­tive Supervision Management Information system (CSMIS).
• Preparing and entering into the system the Annual budget for utilization and monitoring purpose.
• Preparing all payments including Loans disbursements to members, vendor’s / suppliers’ payments, internal arrangements facilitation payments, Interest on savings payments, Member’s Meeting payments,
• Government’s statutory pay­ments e.tc.
• Preparing periodical Cash Flow Projection Report
• Preparing and posting the staff payroll into the system
• Reconciling and Maintaining all cashbooks

Qualification and Experience:

Holder of Bachelor Degree or Advanced Diploma in one of the following fields; Accoun­tancy, 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 and must be a regis­tered member of NBAA.

Ability to use different accounting packages/software and experience of at least 2 years in the related field will be an added advantage.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Excellent computer skills and proficient in office Applications especially Excel, Word, outlook and PowerPoint.
• Working experience in Small Microfinance Institutions will be an added advan­tage.
• Leadership and team building skills
• Managing performance and accountability
• Problem solving and self-initiative skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to plan and execute tasks with minimal supervision

3.System Analyst

Ensure robustness, availability and reliability of TRA SACCOS information systems. Man­agement of System integrations between TRA SACCOS and other financial institutions systems. Ensure Data integrity, availability as well as confidentiality for all transactions across Digital Financial Channels.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Be a technical lead in System integration project between TRA Saccos systems and financial institutions
• Perform administration of all services and APIs that will be used during the in­tegration of systems
• Monitor all operations and infrastructure, configuring and analyzing system logs and alerts
• Collaborating with Vendors, Project Leads and IT team to resolve issues and ensuring solutions are viable and consistent
• Advice in implementation of new technology to TRA SACCOS. Evaluate any new technology, which can be helpful to TRA SACCOS
• Prepare security policies and controls continuously. This means regularly checking of the policies and controls are updated and are in place.
• Advise the Head of Department on related risk issues and recommend appro­priate mitigation actions
• Responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of an organization’s com­puter systems and networks.
• This involves the implementation and manage­ment of various security measures, such as firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, anti-virus software, and encryption tools.

Qualification and Experience:

• Holder of Bachelor Degree or Advanced Diploma in one of the following fields; Computer Science, Information and Communications Technology, Software Engineering or equiva­lent qualifications from recognized Institutions. In depth knowledge in System develop­ment life cycle and Cyber security experience.
• Demonstrate experience in database management and web system development and System integrations (API).
• Any of the following Professional Certifications will be added advantage: CISA, Oracle, CISCO, LINUX, Cyber security, web development, Mobile App development and any other related professional certifications.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in IT Industry

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills
• Highly organized and able to develop and streamline systems for efficient con­duct of day-to-day tasks.
• Demonstrate skills in business intelligence and data visualization
• Demonstrate skills in web system development
• Knowledge in system analysis, system design and software quality assurance
• Knowledge in data science and big data analytics will be added advantage.

4.3 Assistant Credit Officers 

To provide technical expertise in support of loan disbursement and recovery functions of the TRA SACCOS Ltd.

Duties and responsibilities: –

• Responding to members enquires regarding loan eligibility.
• Carrying out loan assessment analysis to ascertain eligibility of loan to appli­cant.
• Ensuring report of deductions of loans for submission to payroll for verification & capturing in the system is well prepared.
• Carrying out refund requests analysis and recommend to the Head of Credit
• Preparing monthly Loan issuance and Disbursement Report
• Preparing weekly Bank Standing Order Report and Technical Committee Re­port.
• Informing loan applicants in writing on reasons for rejection or changed terms prior proceeding to the next stage.
• Preparing and entering TRA SACCOS monthly Credit report in the Cooperative Information supervision Management system (CISMIS).

Qualification and Experience:

Holder of Bachelor Degree or Advanced Diploma in one of the following fields; Econom­ics, Statistics, Accountancy, Finance, Banking and Finance, Commerce or Business Ad­ministration or equivalent qualifications from recognized Institutions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Excellent communication skills
• Confidence and persistence
• Having computer literacy (Excel and word)
• Exceptional analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Strong ethical behavior and the ability to work with sensitive financial informa­tion

MODE OF APPLICATION

Interested and suitably qualified Tanzanians should forward their applications on or be­fore 15th June 2023, including a well written application letter, detailed up to date Curric­ulum vitae with 2 professional or academic referees best known to them, one (1) current passport size photograph and signed by the applicant, and certified copies of relevant academic certificates and transcripts.

Please note the following:

• Applicants to the positions must be Tanzanians
• The age of applicants should be between 22 to 35 years
• All positions are based in Dar es Salaam and mode of employment is Fulltime with 3 years’ renewable contract upon satisfactory performance.
• The advertised positions require excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English and Swahili Languages
• Academic certificates obtained from foreign universities should be verified by Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU)
• Applicants should also submit /present National Identification Number(NIDA)
• An attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates
  Signed application letter should be written in English and Addressed to Chair­man, TRA SACCOS LTD, P.0. BOX 63225, DAR ES SALAAM.
• Applications must be sent electronically through the following email: mwenyekiti@trasaccos.co.tz.
  TRA SACCOS LTD is an equal opportunity employer. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Canvassing shall lead to automatic disqualification.
• If you do not hear from us by 22th June 2023 consider yourself unsuccessful.

How to Apply:

Applications must be sent electronically through the following email: mwenyekiti@trasaccos.co.tz. WEBSITE: https://trasaccos.co.tz/