Here’s the new job vacancy for a Finance Manager at a reputable company in Accra. The company is seeking to employ a well experienced and professional finance manager to join its team.
Key Responsibilities
- Together with the resource mobilization team, develop budgets for funding proposals that comply with (donor) guidelines, including the identification and assessment of financial risks for IRC Ghana
- Reviewing, understanding and monitoring of contractual commitments, including the timely invoicing of project costs to partners and donors
- Recording of administrative flows to provide project management information, including cash flow forecasts
- Preparing financial progress reports and project overviews to donors and ensuring that all supporting documents for donor reporting are made available according to donor requirements
- Payroll management – ensuring that staff salaries are processed timely and all statutory deductions affected and paid in accordance with the laws of Ghana
- Facilitating statutory/donor specific audits and ensure that corrective action plans approved by the Ghana team in response to all audit queries are implemented as planned in collaboration with project team
- Establish banking relations and arrangements to leverage the organization liquidity as well as to minimize bank and other related charges and risk
- Preparing end-of-project financial reports and project evaluations as well as coordinating project audits
- Facilitating the complete and proper reporting of project finances for incorporation in IRC’s general ledger, quarterly reporting and annual accounts (such as work-in-progress balances and expenditure accruals)
- Contributing to the development and maintenance of information systems (Exact ERP), General Ledger and improvement of procedures
- Preparing statutory reports to ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with IRC policies, procedures, local laws and IRC Ghana annual audits
- Facilitating the complete and proper reporting of project finances for incorporation in IRC’s general ledger, quarterly reporting and annual accounts (such as work-in-progress balances and expenditure accruals).
- Contributing to the development and maintenance of information systems (Exact ERP), General ledger and improvement of procedures
- Preparing statutory reports to ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with IRC policies, procedures, local laws and IRC Ghana annual audits
Qualification Required & Experience
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent with at least 3 years of experience
- Professional accounting certification CA, ACCA or other equivalent advance qualification will be added advantage
- Excellent knowledge of and experience with MS excel and enterprise resources and planning (ERP) software e.g Exact (Synergy) and Global) and Sumatra
- Knowledge of Government of Ghana financial management systems and procedures will be an advantage
- Pro-active, hands-on attitude with strong analytical and reporting skills
- Strong communication and negotiable skills and able to work in a multicultural and inclusive environment
- Fluent in English, verbally and in writing
Contract Period:
The candidate will initially be offered a one-year contract including six-month’s probation. The contract is renewable subject to good performance and availability of funds
Location: Accra
How To Apply For The Job
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications together with the following documents to the email below:
• A detailed CV that includes a reliable telephone number and email address and contacts of three referees
• Photocopies of relevant certificates of highest academic qualifications
ghana@ircwash.org
Or can send application to:
The Administrative Officer
IRC Ghana
P.O.Box CT 9531
Cantonments, Accra
