{Confidential,Accra,Full-Time, GH,MSc or MBA, 8 years,30 Sep-2015};

We are an investment banking institution, with the aim of providing world class financial services. The company needs to fill the following vacant positions with highly motivated professionals who have a passion for achieving results:- Finance Director

Main Duties and Responsibilities

•   Directing internal operations to achieve budgeted results and other financial criteria and to preserve funds invested with the enterprise
•   Ensure strong internal control systems
•   Build strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure correct focus and direction for the company at all levels
•   Undertake and assist in Business Development initiatives in Pension Fund, Asset Management and corporate finance and advisory
•   Assist in executing business deals and transactions
•   Ensure timely preparation and delivery of all financial reports

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Must have MSc or MBA in Finance and investment management or accounting
•   A minimum of eight (8) years relevant experience in a similar role in the financial and investment banking sector
•   A chartered member in good standing with CIMA, ACCA or ICAG
•   A Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Securities certification is an added advantage
•   Strong analytical and numerical skills
•   Strong quantitative and financial judgements
•   High levels of professional ethics and integrity
•   Good written and spoken communication skills
•   Strong strategic management skills
•   Excellent problem-solving and relationship-building skills
•   Strong business development and management skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants should send their application and CV (including two referees) to The Head of Human Resource via email:-

aorecruitments@gmail.com

Closing Date: 30 September, 2015

{Ghana National Gas Company,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Bachelors Degree,15 years ,28 Sep-2015};

Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) is a Limited Liability Company with the mandate to build, own and operate the infrastructure for gathering, processing and delivering natural gas to industry in safe, cost effective, responsible and reliable manner.

Job Description

Reports: Chief Executive officer.

Key Responsibilities:

•   Advise the CEO and the Board of Directors on financial strategy and its impact on the Company’s objectives.
•   Provide input into the Company objectives with clear and logical analysis of whether they are feasible and realistic given the current and projected financial situation.
•   Participate in financial, human resources and strategic planning.
•   OVersee and lead annual budgeting processes, monitoring progress and changes and keep Management abreast of trends.
•   Ensure that all financial matters are in accordance with legislation and ethical accounting best practices including accounting procedures and Company payroll systems.
•   Understand strategic Supply Chain Management concepts that link sources of supply to customer service.
•   Provide direction and leadership to the Finance team and participate in personnel development at all levels through talent acquisition, performance management, providing opportunity for high performance, education, communication, expectation setting and self-actualization.
•   Develop and implement Finance Division Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
•   Any other duties as may be assigned by the chief Executive Officer from time to time.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university, with accounting as major plus a Professional Accountancy Certification (CA,ACCA, CPA).MBA in Finance or equivalent degree would be an advantage.
•   15 years with at least 5 years in a senior managerial role in finance.

Required Personal Attributes:

•   Hands-on,
•   Proactive,
•   Independent-minded individual with good people management skills.
•   Strong computer usage skills a requisite.

Other:

•   Knowledge of industry and manufacturing environment will be an advantage.
•   Familiarity with modem Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems a must.
•   Strong leadership and managerial skills as well as good planning and organizational skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and eligible persons are to forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae indicating three (3) referees to provide credible evidence of applicant’s professional competencies. The envelope should be marked “Finance” and sent to the following postal address:

The Chief Executive Officer
Ghana National Gas Company Ltd
Cantonments, Accra

Or delivered to the Ghana Gas offices situate at:

No. 10 Drake Avenue
Airport Residential Area
Accra

Closing Date: 28 September, 2015

{IFDC,Accra,Full-Time, GH,Masters Degree, 10 years,14 Oct-2015};

IFDC (www.ifdc.org) is an International Public Non-Profit Organization striving to improve the livelihood of people in developing countries throughout the world. Its mission is to facilitate the sustainable improvement of agricultural productivity through the development and transfer of effective and environmentally sound plant nutrient technology and agricultural marketing.

Background

The program entitled “Toward Sustainable Clusters in Agribusiness through Learning in Entrepreneurship” (2SCALE) aims at improving rural livelihoods and food and nutrition security in Africa. It was created by a consortium of partners, led by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), and comprising the Base-of-the-Pyramid Innovation Centre (BoPInc.) and the International Centre for development-oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA). The program is supported by a grant of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (through the Directorate-General for International Cooperation, DGIS) of the Netherlands.

From 2012 to 2014, 2SCALE developed a portfolio of 53 public-private partnerships in selected high-potential sectors in nine sub-Saharan countries[1]. From 2015 to 2017, 2SCALE will support its private partners to deepen and scale-up these partnerships. The objective is to offer significant opportunity to over 500,000 smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods and 2,500 SMEs to improve sales and provide jobs, while sustainably supplying food to regional, national and local markets, of which 40 percent will be BoP consumers.

Access to finance offers opportunities to strengthen partnerships and improve the competitiveness of chain actors. 2SCALE will continue, and where possible intensify, its efforts to identify relevant/ interested financial institutions and investors, and to bring financiers and private partners (farmers and their organizations, small and medium enterprises, lead firms) together to bridge the gap between demand and supply of financial services.

The 2SCALE technical team is composed of country teams (Cluster Advisors and Cluster Assistants – Partnership Facilitators) supported by cross-cutting thematic specialists with a regional scope (access to finance; technical innovation; local empowerment; BoP marketing; action-research in partnership development; communications; grants; monitoring & evaluation). IFDC seeks to recruit an Access to Finance Specialist to support 2SCALE interventions in West Africa.

Duties

The Access to Finance Specialist is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to significantly improve access to finance for agribusiness cluster- and value chain stakeholders in focus partnerships.

Specific duties include the following:

•   Identify and document key financial constraints in agribusiness clusters and value chains in supported partnerships, and develop strategies to address them. A specific attention should be given to women in clusters and value chains.
•   Support partnering financial institutions to develop new financial products, in particular to address the needs of female actors.
•   In close collaboration with other project field staff, pilot practical solutions and innovative practices, including but not limited to:
1) agro-input and small equipment financing, including through (input) supply chain financing, inventory credit/ warehouse receipt systems and village saving & loan schemes
2) agricultural production risk management, e.g. indexed drought insurance products
3) supply chain financing (incl. digital payment and reverse factoring) that ensures timely and efficient payment of suppliers, thereby improving cash flows & incentives for farmers to engage in contract farming and other contractual arrangements
4) income generating activities financing, through inventory credit/ warehouse receipt systems
5) chain upgrading financing for SMEs (input-dealers, processors, traders, etc.), including through loans from microfinance, banks and social lenders, and equities by impact investors
•   Refine solutions and implement roll-out programs.
•   Monitor and record financing mechanisms and amounts facilitated by 2SCALE.
•   Throughout the year, document solutions, achievements, lessons learned and successes.
•   Organize value chain actor assessments, through ScopeInsight scoring tools and other relevant assessment options.
•   Develop and deliver training programs and technical assistance to financial institutions as well as cluster and chain actors. This includes capacity building activities for farmer organizations and entrepreneurs in developing bankable business plans and loan applications.
•   Develop innovative partnerships with the private sector and professional financial service providers in particular, other IFDC projects/initiatives, other donors and funders to expand access to finance, develop appropriate financial products and to leverage resources.
•   Provide “thought leadership” on how access to finance can grow and improve agribusinesses in West Africa.
•   Stay informed of access to finance activities implemented by 2SCALE in East and Southern Africa. Exchange ideas and develop products and tools with the East African team.
•   Write reports (monthly reports, meeting reports, etc.) and contribute to diverse documents (half-yearly portfolio reports, annual reports, work plans, partnership profiles, etc.) as needed.
•   Any other assignments that the project management deems necessary for the success of the project.

Supervision

•   The Access to Finance Specialist is supervised by and reports to the Regional Agribusiness Coordinator.
•   S/he works in close collaboration with Partnership Facilitators, other cross-cutting thematic specialists and the Regional Agribusiness Coordinator.

Position and duty station

•   The Access to Finance Specialist for 2SCALE in West Africa is a position open to African nationals, with a duty station at IFDC’s office in Accra, Ghana (or in Cotonou, Benin).

•   The position requires intensive travels (minimum 50% of the time) in Benin, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria, and exceptionally to other African countries.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration or other related field;
•   At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, including in one or several of the following areas: small and medium rural enterprise finance, agricultural value chain finance, microfinance, business development services, financial institutions;
•   Up-to-date knowledge of the agricultural finance environment in West Africa;
•   Resourceful, innovative and ready to test new approaches;
•   Result-orientation and ability to take initiatives under minimal supervision, and reach targets.
•   Ability to strictly meet deadlines;
•   Team player, at ease in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment;
•   Excellent spoken and written English, with the ability to write quality documents. Proficiency in French would be an advantage.

Women willing and able to travel intensively are highly encouraged to apply.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested applicants are kindly requested to send their applications in French or English in the form of a cover letter and CV, by email to:-

barthur@ifdc.org with copy to lbello@ifdc.org. Applicants should indicate in the subject line of the email: Access to Finance Specialist Position.

Closing Date: 14 October, 2015

{FHI 360,Accra,Full-Time,GH,Bachelors Degree, 2 years,25 Sep-2015};

FHI 360 seeks to employ an Administrative/Finance Officer to be based a the GHS NTDP office as part of its technical support to the NTDP.

Job Summary

•   The Admin/Finance Officer is expected to organise and provide administrative support to the NTDP and serve as a backup for the finance officer.
•   He/she will be expected to ensure that the NTDP receives all the administrative and operational support needed for the effective and efficient implementation of planned activities including initiating and facilitating procurement processes in collaboration with the GHS and FHI 360 procurement units.
•   He/She will be responsible for correspondence of the NTDP with other GHS units and partners as well as organise meetings within the NTDP and with partners.
•   He/She will provide backup for and support the finance officer when necessary. Administratively he/she will work under the direct supervision of the FHI360 Technical Advisor 1, who is leader of END in Africa team working dirctly with the NTD program of the GHS

Key Roles:

•   Organize and provide administrative and operational support for the NTDP of the GHS for the implementation of the ENF in Africa project.
•   Use systems and processes to assure smooth and timely flow of work
•   Liaise between the GHS NTD Program and the FHI360 Ghana Country Office on administrative issues including procurement and provision of all materials in the approved budget for the GHS NTD program
•   Facilitate maintenance of office equipment, vehicles and utilities
•   Facilitating production of final versions, type format, edit correspondence, papers, reports, proposals, sub agreements, purchase requisitions, and other written work generated by assigned staff members.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or related field
•   Minimum of 2-4 years experience in an administrative/finance position
•   Experience in a Non-governmental Organization (NGO) – local or international may be an advantage
•   Excellent organizational skills and strong ability to manage and meet multiple tasks
•   Use of appropriate judgment to execute duties and responsibilities
•   Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
•   Relevant skills on computer software, particularly Microsoft Office

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please submit CV/resume and cover letter to the email address specified.

recruitmentghana1@fhi360.org

Closing Date: 25 September, 2015

{Takoradi Polytechnic,Takoradi,Full-Time,GH,N/A, 10 years,30 Sep-2015};

Job Requirements:

•   Responsible for managing an effective and efficient accounting and treasury system and procedures for the Polytechnic.
•   Provide timely financial reports in accordance with statutory requirements.
•   Provide periodic reports for Management decision and policy formulation.
•   Establish appropriate financial controls and procedures to guide operations of the Polytechnic’s finance function,
•   Prepare and monitor the Polytechnic’s budget and control recurrent expenditure to achieve planned financial results.
•   Ensure that the Polytechnic’s tax obligations are settled in line with statutory requirements.
•   Supervise the staff of the Finance and Accounts Departments.
•   Controls the receipts and disbursements of Funds
•   Management of payroll of the Polytechnic

Qualification Required & Experience

The ideal candidate must be:

•   Chartered Accountant with CA (GH) or ACCA (with six years post professional qualification experience)
•   Must have a Master’s degree in Accounting/Finance or any relevant area.
•   A Minimum of ten (10) years relevant post qualification experience in a tertiary or a service industry (six of which should be post professional experience).
•   Must be proficient in the use of accounting and treasury software.
•   Must have a strong sense of responsibility
•   Must have the ability to prioritise tasks with deadlines.
•   Possess very good leadership and team skills.
•   Must be knowledgeable about the Procurement Act. Financial Administration Act and Internal Audit Agency Act.

Location: Takoradi

How to Apply For the Job

•   Interested candidates should submit applications accompanied by two (2) copies of their Curriculum Vitae, which should include information on their qualifications and working experience.
•   Candidates should request three (3) referees to submit reports on them to the above address (One of the referees shall be the immediate employer of applicants).

The Registrar
Takoradi Polytechnic
P.O. Box 256
Takoradi

Closing Date: 30 September, 2015

{PharmAccess Foundation,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,20 Sep-2015};

PharmAccessGroup is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the access to quality health service delivery in resource poor settings. The organisation is headquartered in Amsterdam where it was started in 2001. Since inception, PhamAccessGroup has been operating on the cutting edge of healthcare support in Africa, pioneering innovative approaches to strengthen the private healthcare sector. PhamAccessGroup is an international organisation, with programs in over 12 African countries and country offices in five of them. It received several awards (G20 finance award, SME Finance Innovation Award, OPIC Impact Award), for its innovative approach PharmAccessGroup and its related organisations, mobilise public and private resources for the benefit of healthcare providers and patients through health plans for low income consumers, loans to healthcare providers (via the Medical CredFund-MCF), certification of healthcare facilities through clinical standards (SafeCare), private investments in suppliers to the care market (IFHA) and (health) impact research (AIGHD). We serve the purpose of making good health care accessible to the mass market in Africa, leading to healthier populations and social and economic development.

Since its country registration in Ghana in 2011, PharmAccessGroup has provided quality and business support to over 300 healthcare providers and it helped 120 of them accessing loans with MCF’s local partner banks. The majority of them demonstrate good repayment behavior, (strong) business growth and an improvement of their clinical processes. With the growth of the programs and the number of services offered (quality assessments, loans, monitoring & evaluation  consultancy), there is an increasing need for enhanced local risk management and underwriting capacity. The new position of Senior Business Analyst (SBA) is critical to that end.

Responsibilities:

Bank coordination

•   Close coordination and active pipeline management of bank recruited and PharmAccessGroup recruited business cases with the banks’ program and branch managers In order to ensure !timely processes and short turnaround times.
•   Active  monitoring of loan applications at the bank’s credit risk department and close consultation with the banks’ credit risk officers on the applications’ progress and/or possible bottlenecks in process

Business assessments/underwriting

•   The SBA ensures that PharmAccessGroup (or one of its Technical Assistance Partners) recruited business cases get a Business Assessment that meets MCF’s business appraisal and underwriting standards.
•   The SBA    reviews    and preapproves    credit     memos     of business cases as prepared by its partner banks, prior to formal under-writing by the MCF.
•   The SBA acts as a senior team member for business advisors in the PharmAccessGroup team and of its Technical Assistance Partners, supervises their work and trains team members on the job.
•   Planning of business assessment activities will involve quarterly and monthly workload planning and synchronisation with the partner banks.
•   Monitoring, Coordination and Facilitation
•   The SBA will make sure that SafeCare Assessments and Quality Plans will be completed within a month after loan disbursement.
•   The SBA will monitor healthcare providers as long as an underwritten loan is outstanding on a six-monthly basis.
•   If so requested, the SBA may facilitate deal making with the borrowing healthcare provider in the areas    of provision of    support    services related to the implementation of a Quality Plan or Business Plan. If anticipated. the SBA may advise or arrange to include adequate budgets In the loan request.

Product development

•   The SBA is proactively involved in the development of new services tools, monitoring systems and training materials.

Positioning & Reporting

Positioning

•   The SBA will be employed by PharmAccessGroup in Ghana and be stationed at its office in Accra.
•   The SBA is expected to travel extensively in the country.
•   The SBA may be temporarily stationed in other countries in the region with the purpose of settling up business assessment and underwriting capacity similar to the Ghana practice.

Reporting

•   Functionally and formally the SBA reports to the Country Director for PharmAccessGroup wno is stationed in Accra, Ghana.
•   Operational reporting     takes the form     of monthly monitoring of activities, plan which will be related to on-rolling overall MCF planning and pipeline tools. Operational communication and coordination lines need to be maintained at all times with the MCF Senior Financial Analyst and the MCF Finance Director in Amsterdam.          .
•   The SBA will directly contact the PharmAccessGroup Country Director in     case of    major developments or challenges as per his/her own initiative and perception of the situation.
•   The SBA will be part of a dynamic organization and work closely together with a team of local and international experts in the field of health care, finance, data analysis, banking and research.

PharmAccessGroup Offers

•   PharmAccessGroup oilers an excellent Job opportunity in a dynamic international environment with solid terms and conditions that conform to Industry standards.
•   PharmAccessGroup has a fulltime workweek of 40 hours a collective pension scheme and a medical insurance cover for employees and dependents.
•   We offer 22 vacation days a year based on a fulltime employment agreement

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Essential: BSc Business Administration or equivalent.
•   Desirable: MBA or post graduate qualification in Banking, Accounting or Finance.

Working Experience

•   Essential: five years post qualification experience in the banking/financial sector
•   Desirable: management experience in the health sector. Experience in credit risk assessment. microfinance or SME lending is major added advantage.

Skills

•   Financial analytical and planning skills.
•   Computer literate, including use of tablets and databases web applications.
•   Display a commitment for healthcare development organisational skills.
•   Communication and interpersonal skills.
•   Business writing skill.
•   Advocacy and negotiating skills.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Suitable candidates can send their CV and cover letter in English to:-

p.adjei@medicalcreditfund.org mentioning ‘Senior Business Analyst”.

Closing Date: 14 September, 2015

For more information please see the website www.pharmaccess.org or contact
Process Manager (Phylicia Adjei) at PharmAccess Foundation, reachable via (+233) 0302-735261

{African Development Bank,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,20 Sep-2015};

Objectives

The African Development Bank’s Field Office in Egypt (EGFO) was established to strengthen dialogue between the Bank and the government of Egypt, development partners, donors, the private sector, and the civil society. This dialogue is expected to enhance and foster the design of the Bank’s development policies and programs, as well as the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the country’s development policies and poverty reduction strategy. EGFO also seeks to assist and facilitate the execution of the core operational functions of the Bank Group in identifying, preparing, appraising and implementing projects and programs in Egypt, and follow-up with a view to enhancing portfolio quality, promotion of participatory approaches, alignment with country and regional priorities and enhancing impacts. EGFO invites applications from qualified candidates to fill the vacant position of Administrative and Finance Assistant.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Resident Representative, EGFO, and working in collaboration with the Finance and the General Services and Procurement units at Headquarters, the Administrative and Finance Assistant will maintain strict compliance with the Bank’s policies and guidelines, and assist in administrative services including accounting and budgeting, human resources and facilities keeping with procedures and the efficient use of resources. Other specific duties and responsibilities include:

•   Interpretation and implementation of procedures and rules related to administrative, procurement, financial and personnel matters and ensure their compliance with the Bank’s rules;
•   Timely preparation and updating of procurement plans for EGFO;
•   Support to Country Office procurement processes including local market surveys and preparation of procurement requests in accordance with Bank rules and regulations by providing accurate information on prices, specifications, freight  and source of local manufacturers/authorized dealers/ suppliers etc;
•   Act as liaison between Egypt Field Office and the Government of Egypt, monitoring communication and follow through, status of information and documents between the Government and EGFO;
•   Plan and carryout Country Office protocol and logistical functions related to EGFO missions/visitors and special events (participants, meeting and conferences);
•   Preparing & maintaining the petty cash book;
•   Assist in maintaining the accounting books and records of the EGFO;
•   Assist in proper control of the supporting documents for payments and financial reports for  the payment execution and monitoring payment status;
•   Assist in preparing documents to monitor the use of the Office’s resources, schedules missions, short-term contracts, temporary staff; and ensuring that all contracts are performed accordingly;
•   Assist in managing and maintaining the physical inventory of assets of the Country Office;
•   Ensures operation of office equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
•   Assist in managing inventories of the office supplies, and managing requisitions from Headquarters and local procurement, as the case may be;
•   Maintenance of files  related to personnel,  finance, procurement, administrative, logistical, Programme/project matters;
•   Checking vehicle logs and preparation of the draft vehicle history reports and maintenance plans
•   In addition to the above, performs any other additional duties as may be directed by Resident Representative.

Qualification Required & Experience

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

•   At least a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, accounting, and/or finance;
•   Practical experience of at least 6 years in  administrative and financial accounting as well as the full range of office support work, with a high level of sustained performance;
•   The last 3 years’ working experience should be relevant and practical and gained as an accountant or finance assistant, preferably with an international organization, and /or donors.
•   Thorough knowledge and use of all relevant computer software and the ability to help organize data and information retrieval systems.
•   Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
•   Proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, multi-cultural environment and to function effectively as a member of various groups.
•   Competence in the use of Bank standard software (Word, Excel, Access, MS Projects and PowerPoint), with Knowledge of SAP is an advantage.
•   Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with knowledge of French as an advantage.

Location: Ghana

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and qualified candidates should

Click Here To Apply Online

Closing Date: 04 September, 2015

Only applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are being considered for interview will be contacted. Applicants will only be considered if they submit an online application, and attach a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV). The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

{Jhpiego,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,20 Sep-2015};

Jhpiego, an internationally recognized non-governmental organization focused on improving the health of women and families internationally and in Ghana is seeking qualified, skilled and highly motivated candidate to fill the position of Finance Assistant.

Based in Accra, the position is an entry point one and will support the finance team in financial systems management and ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures and donor regulations.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Graduate Diploma or a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting with minimum of 2 years’ experience or similar work with an INGO
•   Must be competent and committed towards the challenges related to job.
•   Good computing skill required and must be able to meet set deadlines and deliver results
•   Good written and oral English are essential
•   Excellent computer, writing, analytical, communication, and organization skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please apply with a cover letter and detailed CV including three referees. Either email applications to:-

work2savelives@gmail.com  

or post applications to:

HR Department
PMB 18
Legon
Accra

Closing Date: 26 August, 2015