Forestry, Land Use, and Value Chain Development in Tanzania (FORLAND) is a four-year bilateral project between the governments of Finland and Tanzania (2025-2029). The Project area includes the Iringa, Njombe, Ruvuma, and Lindi regions, which are rich in natural and plantation forest resources. The main headquarters is at Forest and Wood Industries Training Centre (FWITC) in Mafinga. FORLAND helps small woodlot owners establish and manage tree plantations, as well as rural communities manage their Miombo Village Land Forest Reserves using Community Based Forest Management. The project also strengthens the value chain, assisting communities, tree producers, and micro, small, and medium enterprises in adding value to their goods. It builds on the success of the Participatory Plantation Forestry Programme (PFP 2) and Forest and Value Chain Development Programme (FORVAC) to ensure the long-term viability of the achievements and institutions supported. It also closely aligns with the development strategies and priorities of the Finnish and Tanzanian governments, helping to alleviate poverty, create jobs, and strengthen climate resilience.

The FORLAND project is recruiting two (2) Project Accountants/Cashiers who will be responsible for the following duties:

• Perform monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial position/budget variance analysis
• Assist with the new financial process and working with Finance and Administration Manager (FAM) and Result Areas heads.
• Investigate and report to the FAM any inconsistencies or improprieties.
• Analyze data to ensure proper accounting procedures have been followed
• Responsible for performing special projects to improve process efficiency and performance Projects as assigned by Management
• Maintain and develop various financial models and standard templates distributed for use by all of Finance during the planning processes, ensuring quality, accuracy and focused analytic review.
• Participate on preparation of vouchers and recording of transactions on Programme accounting system to understand the sources of budgetary variances
• Manage Office Petty cash system
• Assist Finance Manager and Administration with budgeting, budget control and timely financial reporting
• Serve as a Fixed Assets Manager
• Create and maintain appropriate record and filling sub-systems for the office
• Other duties as may be reasonably assigned from time to time

Business area:
Development Consulting

Qualifications required:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or any other related field.

Professional experience required:
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounting in busy donor funded projects. Current with financial and accounting software, with the potential for professional certification. Expert-level knowledge of working with spreadsheets is crucial. Experience with word processing software is essential for generating and writing reports for record-keeping

Position length:
>Temporary

Position length:
38 months each with duty station in Mafinga

Commencement:
04/2025