Vacancy: Trial Balance Bookkeeper

The Tree of Life is a group-based approach to the healing and empowerment of survivors of trauma. It is facilitated by survivors themselves who have been trained and supervised in the methodology. It uses the metaphor of the tree to provide a framework for understanding the trauma experience, and, through a series of inter-related processes, leads the survivor into an appreciation of his or her strengths and the support of the community in surviving.

The Tree of Life has shown itself to be a proven, para-professional, cost-effective and culturally appropriate method of providing psychological assistance to victims of violent trauma. One of the most important aspects of healing is to break patterns of isolation and to rebuild a sense of belonging. Thus, in the Tree of Life, participants go through a process of reclaiming; reclaiming personal power, reclaiming their sense of body, reclaiming connections with nature, and reclaiming connection to the community.

Work is very much team based and in the field,organized into two teams, a Coordination Team and an Operations Team. In the coordination team is a Coordinator, a Finance (and Administration) Manager, an Administrator and a Bookkeeper and Driver. In the Operations Team are a Training Supervisor and 6 Facilitators. Operations work is shared with many community volunteers.  The Trust is looking for a competent and experienced

Trial Balance Bookkeeper

The Bookkeeper reports to the Financial Manager and is responsible for complete, accurate and timely processing and entry of all TOL’s Finance data into TOL’s accounting records.

The incumbent
-    Captures daily transactions into Pastel
-    Processes accurate payables and receivables
-    Processes and tracks all cash
-    Makes daily and monthly balances and monthly bank reconciliations
-    Receives and tracks acquittals from staff, and receives all time sheets
-    Maintains all Finance files
-    Sources quotations and ensures that procurement policies are adhered to at all times
-    Assists in preparing financial management reports, processing Belina payrolls and completing an array of payroll related tasks, preparing financial statements in accordance with TOL’s financial policies, and preparing for year end and donor audits and ensuring audit preparedness, and any other duties assigned from time to time.

Essential Qualifications and Experience
-    Must be a fully qualified Bookkeeper, with at least 5 years experience in an NGO where maintaining multiple donor funds was the core job.
-    Must have intermediate or advanced computer skills, and must demonstrate a commitment to meeting challenging targets accurately and on time.

A competitive salary will be offered and terms of employment and remuneration will be advised to selected candidates.

Deadline: 19 April 2013. Only short listed applicants will be notified.

To apply: Submit an application by email with Bookkeeper in the subject line, your full CV and covering letter, with 2 contactable references, to Coordinator at: wildcahi@zol.co.zw