Songea's Kids is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that supports orphans and vulnerable children in one of the most impoverished regions of southern Tanzania. We are seeking a volunteer accountant to provide financial analysis, reconciliation, reporting and forecasting. This is an important role to ensure the financial accountability and health of our organization, and to provide mentoring to our local, Tanzanian accountant based in Songea, Tanzania. The position is based in the US, and supports our US operations and our Tanzanian NGO partner. Key responsibilities are to:
Review the monthly retirements for our local NGO partner, ensuring accuracy of reporting and back-up documentation.
Mentor our local NGO partner accountant, to enhance knowledge, skills and abilities.
Prepare financial reports and forecasts to guide fundraising for Songea's Kids.
Manage donor contributions to Songea's Kids Child Sponsorship Program.
Take on special projects as needed.
The ideal candidate will have:
BA degree (or equivalent) in accounting
Experience in an accounting or finance department
Ability to prepare financial analyses and forecasts
Ability to review and reconcile monthly retirements
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Songea's Kids
Location:
3020 ISSAQUAH PINE LAKE RD SE, SAMMAMISH, WA 98075, US
Mission Statement
VISION
The people of Songea, Tanzania, will meet basic, health, and educational needs of their children.
MISSION
Songea’s Kids collaborates with Tanzanian partners to support orphans and other vulnerable children, and build self-sustaining infrastructure in Hope Village.
Description
Songea's Kids focuses on orphans, education and entrepreneurship. Songea is in the poor, rural south of Tanzania. We partner with Tanzania NGO Jirani Mwema to care for up to 65 orphans and vulnerable children in Mshangano Ward. We fund basic needs, health care and education for the orphans through a child sponsorship program. In 2010 we provided well funds so the children and villagers have clean water. Our seed funds for a now self-sustaining chicken-raising project resulted in improved child nutrition and income to support orphan needs. TZ NGO partner Hope Village Organization, in collaboration with USA partners Sundberg Architectural Initiatives and Engineers Without Borders--Puget Sound Professional Chapter, is designing and constructing Kijiji cha Matumaini (Hope Village), in greatly under-served Lutukira Village. This residential facility will serve 160 most vulnerable children, including babies and street children in desperate need of safe, nurturing care. Hope Village (HV) will include a dispensary, nursery/pre-primary school, agricultural vocational school. HV will be sustainable, durable, fit the needs of the community, use local materials, be built by local labor, not require excessive inputs or produce excessive waste, be maintainable with local skills. Earthquake-resistant buildings, solar power, rocket stoves are included. Buildings are designed with the dignity of the children in mind, so they are raised in a respectful way, surrounded by architecture that respects them as human beings. A deep solar well will be drilled in the fall of 2015, and the first orphan housing is planned for May 2016. Business leaders in Dar es Salaam, USA donors, Ruvuma and Songea government officials, and local Songea residents are moving these projects forward. See videos/details at www.songeaskids.org.
Children & Youth
Community
International
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity, with no fixed address.
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DATE POSTED
February 18, 2021
SKILLS
Financial Planning
Budgeting
Reporting & Dashboards
Cost Analysis
Accounting
Bookkeeping
GOOD FOR
People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
Background Check
Approximately 5 to 10 hours each month
Ability to work with a diverse group of international professionals
