Ministry of Education & Training
VACANCY
• ACCOUNTING OFFICER DIPLOMAT
The Ministry of Education & Training (MET) seeks the services of an Accounting Officer Diplomat to work under its Program Management Unit (PMU). The staff at the PMU are working under contracts to manage and implement the projects funded through the grant agent, Save the Children Australia (SCA).
Key Areas of Accountability:
- Conducts routine data entry for accounting records.
- Manage and maintain both physical and electronic records, ensuring accurate storage, organisation, retrieval, and disposal in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Assist in the preparation of the Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Reports, and other reports.
- Assist in the preparation of the staff payrolls to ensure that they are paid on time.
- Assist the procurement process to ensure timeliness and compliance at every stage.
- Assist in the planning, coordination and management of events.
- Assist in the reconciliations of the accounts.
- Assist in the preparation for the Audit.
- Distributes documents and reports as directed, answering telephones, and other clerical tasks as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Corporate Services Coordinator or the Head of PMU.
Person Specifications
- At least 2 years of demonstrated work experience as an Accounting Officer.
- Diploma in Finance, Accountancy or related discipline.
- Ability to accurately and efficiently enter data into computer software and systems.
- Experience in and/or Knowledge of Financial transactions, procedures and processes, cash book and bank reconciliation, audit support, and administration.
- Experience in and/or knowledge of procurement systems and procedures.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent organising abilities.
- Able to work harmoniously across cultural environment.\
- Having a valid driving license will be an advantage.
Please submit your Expressions of Interest with detailed Curriculum Vitae either by delivery or email to the address below no later than 15 November 2024 at 4:30pm. Your submission should be clearly
marked “Expression of Interest for Accounting Officer Diplomat”.
Attention: Mr. ‘Eti Teumohenga.
email address: seteumohenga [at] gmail [dot] com
Copy (for email submission) email address: maaimoa [dot] mafileo [at] savethechildren [dot] org [dot] au
Address: Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Education and Training, Havelu, Nuku’alofa, Tonga.
For further enquiries please contact Ms. Suliana Kanongata’a at email address: suliana [dot] kanongataa [at] gmail [dot] com
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