For growth reasons VisionFund Ghana, an International Microfinance Institution in Ghana is looking for competent persons to fill the following key position:- Senior Accountant

Purpose of the position:

To Assist the Chief Finance Officer to ensure recording, entry and processing of financial transactions and generation of timely and accurate financial statements in compliancew ith VFT's financial policies, procedures, controls and generally accepted accocunting principles, to provide leadership and direct support to the Chief Finance Officer in the day to day management of the Department and serve as the most senior in his/her absence

Major Responsibilities:

•   To ensure that all financial transactions comply with the organisation's financial controls, policies and procedures by organizing accounting policies, procedures and processes in line with standard accounting practices
•   Keep proper records, timely preparation of monthly / quarterly / annual Consolidated income statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow statement, Portfolio, Outreach, impact and Ratios Reports and analysis of data
•   Supervise preparation of statutory annual reports, tax filings and other local regulatory requirements such as monthly returns to Ghana Revenue Authority (P.A.Y.E and Withholding Tax), Tier 1 contributions to social security and National Insurance Trust and Tier 2 to selected Trustee and to keep records of same among others

Qualification Required & Experience

•   University degree in B.com or Accounting or other related field
•   Professionally qualified Accountant, knowledge in Auditing would be an advantage

Experience:

•   Prolonged experience in managing related fields,
•   At least with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience a supervisory or managerial position, i.e leading teams to achieve results
•   Determined personality with initiative, perserverance and the ability to motivate and manage a team
•   Must be a committed and active Christian
•   Capability and willingness to take responsibility and highly developed sense of integrity
•   Ready to comply and live up to and in accordance with the organisation ideals and core values
•   Be proficient in Micro Soft Office applications
•   Be a good trainer, facilitator, mentor and coach
•   Very good communication and negotiation skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified individuals should send their applications titled: Network Administrator and CVs to:

hr2012recruitment@gmail.com

or

The Recruiter
VisionFund Ghana
PMB CT 78
Cantonments, Accra

Closing Date: 05 April, 2014