Latest Accounting Jobs: PromPT Ghana

Title: Accountant, Promoting Malaria Prevention & Treatment (ProMPT) Project
Starting Salary: Depending on qualification and experience
Assignment Length: three to twelve months renewable by mutual agreement and availability of funds.

Job Summary:
The Accountant will, under the direction and with the Assistance of the Finance Manager, design, implement and ensure adherence to financial policy, budgets and internal control measures.

Financial duties:

• The Accountant, under the direction of the Finance Manager, will ensure the production of financial reports, i.e. field financial reports, expenditure reports, and travel expense statements
• The Accountant will ensure that field reports are produced in a timely manner so that the required approvals can be obtained before reports are submitted to URC headquarters (HQ)
• The Accountant will ensure that original vouchers and receipts are sent to URC HQ with the appropriate certifications promptly after submission of the field report
• The Accountant will work with the Finance Manager to ensure proper expenditure tracking and develop project-appropriate expenditure tracking systems in line with project budgets and activities
• The Accountant will manage petty cash; manage issuance of checks; and manage the payments of travel advances as well as refund deposits
• The Accountant will work with the Finance Manager and staff to ensure that all project expenditures adhere to USAID/URC regulations; and, therefore, are allowable, reasonable, and allocable

Required Skills or Experience