{USAID Systems For Health Project,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

Job Summary

The Financial Management Specialist/Accountant (Regional Office) will work under the day-to-day supervision of the Director of Finance and Administration.

This position will manage project finances in the field office, working closely with the finance team in Accra, to ensure that activities are implemented without interruption. The position will also support the Ghana Health Service on matters of budgeting and work planning, building capacity as necessary.

Roles and Responsibilities

•   As part of the finance team, ensure that URC financial management policies and procedures and USAID regulations are strictly adhered to. This includes ensuring that all policy directives and various checklists circulated by HQ are implemented.
•   Review and process requests for travel and activity advances and accurately reconcile advances upon completion of travel or activities.
•   Prepare and submit cash requirements for the field office on a bi-weekly basis to the central office in Accra and ensure that funds utilized in the field are properly accounted for.
•   Manage all financial resources in the regional office as per URC policies and procedures and USAID guidelines.
•   Support the Ghana Health Service in work planning and budgeting and providing training in financial management, as necessary.
•   Work collaboratively with S4H central team in the preparation and submission of the URC S4H field wire requests on monthly basis, ensuring that monthly fund requests are accurate and complete. In addition, ensure weekly cash balances are prepared and submitted as per policy.
•   Work as part of the finance team to ensure that all project financial and accounting tasks are accomplished accurately and in a timely manner.
•   Execute timely preparation and processing of payments by ensuring that all expenses are reasonable, allowable, and properly allocated to the project. This includes liaising with procurement to ensure that all payments are adequately documented.
•   Work closely with HR team in Accra in the management of personnel payroll and benefits accounting.
•   Provide finance and administrative support to the region to ensure effective flow of information and activities in the region.
•   Carry out finance instruction for field project staff and finance training for non-finance staff.
•   Ensure that all project-related transactions are conducted, processed, and recorded as per URC system of Chart of Accounts.
•   Advise the field coordinator and senior management in Accra on any areas with potential to impact on systems of internal controls and procedures in the field.
•   Review procurement documentation to ensure that URC/USAID rules and regulations regarding procurement are adhered to.
•   Ensure proper financial controls and appropriate segregation of duties are in place at the regional office.
•   Work closely with the finance team in central office to address all monthly field report review comments from home office, including providing feedback for missing vouchers and outstanding information following review of payment documentation.
•   Work closely with other S4H staff members in developing and carrying out annual work plans.
•   As a member of the finance team, ensure proper financial controls and appropriate segregation of duties are in place. Advise senior management on any areas with potential to impact on systems of internal controls and procedures.
•   Maintain close coordination with S4H project staff on financial matters and advise them, as appropriate, on matters requiring their attention.
•   Support the central office finance team with the preparation of field bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports.
•   Carry out banking transactions while strictly observing the established cash-handling procedures.
•   Verify original vouchers and receipts and obtain the appropriate certifications.
•   In the field, maintain a filing system of all field accounting documentation and ensure that relevant documentation is scanned and sent to the central office in Accra.
•   Other accounting, financial and administrative tasks consistent with the overall scope of this position.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field
•   Minimum of six (6) years’ relevant work experience. Professional accounting qualifications (ACCA) and registration with the relevant accounting professional bodies is an added advantage
•   Experience in projects financial management
•   Communication, report writing, and analytical skills
•   Proficiency in Use of Excel and QuickBooks
•   Experience working with USG funded projects is an added advantage

Skills & Abilities

•   Must be highly skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data.
•   Must be highly skilled in use of Excel Spreadsheets.
•   Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently, and with occasional competing deadlines.

Critical Competencies

•   Analytical skills, project management knowledge, capacity development, budgeting & budgetary control, documentation, information management and reporting, stakeholder management.
•   Excellent planning and organizing; problem analysis; oral communication; written communication; results orientation; self-development; team-player; pro-activeness; creativity; gender sensitive; listening; judgment; coaching.

Location: Takoradi, Tamale and Ho

How To Apply For The Job

For immediate consideration, please email your CV and cover letter to:-

nafful@systemsforhealth.urc-chs.com, indicating “Regional Financial Management Specialist/Accountant” and location (Takoradi, Tamale, Ho) ?in the subject line.

Closing Date: 27 May, 2015

Due to the large number of inquiries we receive, only candidates who have met the experience and qualifications required for this position will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise. Thank you very much for your interest.

{CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

Job Summary

The Assistant Accountant will work under the direction of the Director and supervised by the Accountant to prepare all financial reports for submission to USAID country mission office. She/he will be responsible for:

•   Assist Project Manager and Scientists in developing and implementing annual work plan and budget
•   Prepare financial reports for the Project Manager and Director for submission to USAID country mission office
•   Write cheques and keep proper financial records on the project
•   Assist the Project Manager to keep asset register of items purchased under the project

Project location:  Nyankpala in Tolon District of Northern region

Qualification Required & Experience

Applicant should have the following qualifications and experience:

•   BSc in Accountancy
•   Al least 5 years of experience in a similar position
•   Ability   to work under extreme pressure and respond to emergency assignment
•   Good communication skills and fluency in Enghsh       ‘
•   Skills in the use of various computer software for data management, analysis and reporting

Location: Nyankpala, Northern Region

How To Apply For The Job

Qualified and interested candidates are kindly requested to send electronically their applications in a one-page letter and CV describing their experience, qualifications and three (3) refeience contacts by email. Emails should be sent to:-

directorsari@gmail.com

Closing Date: 22 May, 2015

Applicants should indicate in the subject line of the email

{METSS,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

METSS is a United States Agency tor International Development (USAID) project created to provide technical support for programme monitoring and evaluation, research, policy analysis and capacity building for its agriculture and energy programmes. The current project is administered through the University of Cape Coast, Kansas State University and the US Department of Agriculture (USAID)

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

•   Ensuring data/accounts transactions are entered into the projects’ accounting systern/Quickbooks
•   Preparing payment vouchers, disbursement vouchers and initiating electronic payments for all accounts due
•   Maintaining financial files and records
•   Ensuring the safeguard of all project funds
•   Preparing journal summaries, monthly reports to donor, and reviewing of all expense reports

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Minimum of BSc Accounting Option or Higher National Diploma in Accounting
•   ICA Part 2, ACCA level 2 will be an added advantage
•   Experience and knowledge of USAID Accounting principles and procedures
•   Demonstrate understanding of accounting and spreadsheet
•   Advanced working knowledge in excel, with proficiency in word, Quickbooks
•   Excellent written and verbal communication skills / team player

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested candidates should apply in writing or on-line with

•   application letter stating how he/she meets the selection criteria;
•   attach a current Curriculum Vitae;
•   three professional references including email addresses and/or phone number – one of whom should be recent and referees should not be- related to the candidate, bur only professional relationship.

Applications can be submitted on line at:-

hr@metssghana.org

Closing Date: 01 June, 2015

•   The subject line for on-line applications should state the position applying for
•   No phone call please
•   Only finalists will be contacted.
•   Women and minorities are encouraged to apply

{GIZ,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

Accounts Officer with the Programme “Promoting Integrated Climate Risk Management and Transfer Approaches (ProCliMaT)”

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

•   The accounting professional is responsible for financial planning, monitoring and bookkeeping for the programme
•   Ensuring that financial administration functions well in accordance with GIZ standard procedures
•   Effectively coordinating with the staff of the finance team or the Accounts Team at the GIZ country office in Accra
•   Cash payments and deposits at the bank

The accounting professional performs the following tasks:
Financial services

•   Monitors income, expenditure and the monthly bank reconciliation
•   Manages the cash management of the programme in coordination with GIZ Country Office
•   Monitors real accounts (payables, receivables) and reports regularly to the head of program

Internal control

•   Checks the vouchers and receipts received by the programme for completeness and corrects these where necessary
•   Advises on financial aspects of the programme
•   Prepares the programme for internal controls and /or revisions in  accordance with GIZ’s internal controlling manual

General services for the programme

•   Prepares monthly and annual budgets and monitors deviations; maintains the programme’s cashbook, bankbook, onsite assets for inventory
•   Carries out accounting tasks using WINPACCS accounting software and prepares monthly end-of-period accounts and bank reconciliation vouchers
•   Submits the regular accounts from the project bookkeeping, cashbooks and account balance vouchers (through or from WINPACCS) to the officer responsible for the contract and cooperation and forwards them to GIZ Country Office where applicable
•   Routinely monitors costs in accordance with project requirements
•   Prepares quarterly/annually analyses of expenditure compared to the program budget (budget monitoring)
•   Prepares financial contributions
•   Assists with  the transfer of funds up to a value of 2.500 EUR for the programme
•   Support the programme management and the programme team in Ghana with internal and external communication
•   Supporting the coordination, preparation and after-care with local and international consulting companies and experts
•   Coordination of internal and external communication, e.g. receiving of calls, handling of the programme’s email account, issuing regular communication (e.g. monthly newsletter etc)
•   Assisting the program bureau in other office management areas to be discussed in the individual case

Other duties/additional tasks:

•   Fulfills responsibilities for filing, compliance to GIZ internal regulations (OuR), procurement, job cards, car logbooks and others
•   Reports all problems with financial administration and compliance without delay
•   Is responsible for electronic and paper filing in accordance with GIZ rules
•   Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bsc/BA in accounting and auditing or similar area
•   At least 3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
•   Knowing GIZ accounting, procurement and financing regulation is a strong asset
•   Other knowledge, additional competences in-depth knowledge of accounting software
•   Good working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone,  fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
•   Confidential handling of data and information very good knowledge of the European language widely used in the country,  ideally a knowledge of German
•   Willingness to up-skill as required by the tasks to be performed -corresponding measures are agreed with management

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitable applicants are to forward their applications with a detailed Curriculum Vitae and a half to one-page letter addressing the applicant’s motivation by email to:-

hr-ghana@giz.de

Closing Date: 31 May, 2015

•   Kindly note that only short-listed applicants  would be contacted.
•   If you do not hear from us 2 weeks after the deadline, please consider your application unsuccessful.

{Noble Realty Limited,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

We are seeking to recruit driven professionals to fill in the following position:- Accountant

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Applicants should send applications and CV to:-

careers@noblerealty.com

Closing Date: 18 May, 2015

{Advans Ghana Savings and Loans Limited,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

The institution is a rapidly growing international Savings & Loans Company with over 12 Branches in Ghana is seeking an Account Officer. The Accountant is responsible for keeping the accounts, for delivering the standard range of financial information (general ledger and sub-ledgers, trial balances, balances, balance sheet and income statement, cash flow statement), and annex information required for financial analysis purpose and regulatory reporting.

He is also in charge of assessing the quality of basic information provided to him, of recommending improved ways to obtain and process it. He shall keep the company updated regarding accounting environment issues in relation to international standards and regulatory framework.

Summary of Job Description;
Planning activities

•   To contribute to budget elaboration
•   To keep in touch with professional bodies and ensure ongoing technical surveys regarding evolution of accounting standards or requirements

Management and Production activities

•   To compile accounting vouchers from branches and Head Office and to register them in the accounting software Sage
•   To closely monitor the cash flows of the institution in order to inform his supervisor of potential problems
•   To contribute to financial documents elaboration (trial balances, balances, balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in financial position)
•   Assist in the preparation of reports internal and external users

Control Activities:

•   Perform reconciliations to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the accounts
•   Perform reconciliations to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the accounts
•   Bring to attention of his supervisor any matter considered as relevant regarding accounting, finance, treasury, tax, payroll, or budget matters
•   Provide both internal and external auditors with the required information

The Accountant shall demonstrate:

•   Ability to meet deadlines and to adhere to quality specifications established for financial documents;
•   Ability to forecast
•   Quality of the day-to-day bookkeeping, and of the regular financial statements
•   Respect of the timelines for production of regulatory reporting and financial statements
•   Ability to control by self the consistency of his work, and consistency of the work of his supervisees
•   Ability to interact with his supervisees (training, coaching) and supervisor (reporting)
•   Writing and conceptual skills (procedures, instructions, formats)
•   Good command of spoken and written English

Control activities

•   Performs regular and unexpected controls on security matters (existence of back-up, effective storage, authorisations level in the systems, updates of protection software such as antivirus, firewall etc)
•   Manages staff performance; setting departmental objectives; linking those objectives to staff performance; monitoring and appraising staff performance
•   Assists internal and external auditors in the completion of their duties

Qualification Required & Experience

Person Specification:

•   At least a first degree in Accounting and part qualified professional Accountant from reputable accountancy institutions (CAACCA, CIMA, CPA…etc.).
•   A minimum of 2 years professional working experience in a competitive business environment or Advans.
•   Practical knowledge of Micro/small businesses.

Skills:

•   Practical experience in using computerised spreadsheets (excel) data  analysis and reporting;
•   Practical experience in using Accounting Software applications to record financial transactions, analyse data and generate reports and good communication and inter-personal skills.

Personal Traits:       

•   Good interpersonal relationship and communication skills; self-disciplined; resolute and value driven.
•   Ability and desire to grow the company.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Email application and Cover letter to:

jobs@advansghana.com

Closing Date: 13 May, 2015

{Landsar Developers Ltd,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 May-2015};

A leading Construction firm is seeking a dynamic and proactive person who possesses the ability to execute task on time and can demonstrate responsibility in the performance of assigned duties to join its team in the following vacant position:- Accounts Clerk

Qualification Required & Experience

•   HND  or First Degree holder in Accounting with a minimum of 2 years working experience

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Send your application letter and resume to:-

info@landsardevelopers.com

Closing Date: 01 May, 2015