Technical Assistant - Accounting job

CCTTFA – Central Corridor
Dar es Salaam Full time Jobs

Position information

Job Details

Job LocationDar es Salaam

Job CategoryAccounting , Accounting Jobs

Job TypeFull time Jobs

Job PostedOctober 6, 2026

Job Description

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Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA)

Vacancy

• Position title: Technical Assistant – Accounting

• Department: Finance and Administration

• Duty station: CCTTFA Permanent Secretariat, Dar es Salaam

• Reports to: Director of Finance and Administration

• Contract duration: One year (1), renewable subject to satisfactory performance, operational need and availability of funds

• Number of position: One (1)

1 Background

The Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) is an intergovernmental organisation established by the Governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The Central Corridor is an integrated transport and logistics network that connects landlocked Member States to the sea through the Port of Dar es Salaam. CCTTFA works with Member State governments and development partners to improve the efficiency of the Corridor and facilitate transit trade.

CCTTFA invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates to fill the position of Technical Assistant Accounting at its Permanent Secretariat in Dar es Salaam. The successful candidate will be expected to perform the duties set out in these Terms of Reference with professionalism, accuracy and integrity.

2 The Technical Assistant Accounting key responsibilities

2.1 Donor funds financial management

• Assist in development, management, and monitoring of donor-funded project budgets.

• Support payment process by ensuring all donor expenses are in accordance with required donor conditions and guidelines.

• Financial Reporting according to agreed timeline and donor specific template.

• Record donor expenditures, income, and any other related transactions, in the ERP.

• Perform month-end, quarterly and yearly reports as per CCTTFA procedures.

• Prepare payment vouchers for all donor funded accounts, payment schedules and transaction files for review and approval by authorized officers.

• Ensure proper filing of all documents related to donor projects.

• Follow up user departments, suppliers and service providers to ensure all documents are in order according to donor requirements approvals, delivery evidence and tax documents.

• Support direct stakeholder payments and physical follow-up where officially authorized, while maintaining complete evidence of delivery and acknowledgement.

• Prepare for internal and external audit readiness.

• Support the internal and external audits.

2.2 Other departmental responsibilities and support

Advances Clearances and Refunds

• Support and maintain an up-to-date register of staff, travel, activity and operational advances, including due dates and clearance status.

• Review advance-retirement submissions for completeness and arithmetic accuracy before forwarding them to the Accountant for accounting review.

• Issue timely follow-up reminders on outstanding clearances, refunds and supporting documents under the direction of the Director of Finance and Administration.

• Prepare periodic ageing summaries of outstanding advances and unresolved transaction items for management review.

ERP Data and Financial Reporting and Filing

• Enter or upload approved transaction data and supporting references into the ERP system as assigned, subject to review and posting controls.

• Maintain supporting registers for payments, advances, contracts, suppliers, statutory documents and recurring financial obligations.

• Perform routine checks for missing references, duplicate entries, incomplete attachments and inconsistencies between physical files, registers and the ERP system.

• Prepare exception lists and submit identified discrepancies to the assigned reviewer for correction or further action.

• Support ERP-based reports as required by CCTTFA.