CAMFED Ghana Recruits Head of Finance

Camfed is an International organisation dedicated to the eradication of poverty in Africa through the education of girls and the empowerment young women.

Job Description

Camfed Ghana is seeking to recruit motivated and dynamic individuals to support its programmes. 

Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Head of Finance will lead the Finance function in Camfed Ghana to drive strategic financial planning and analysis; to ensure the efficient and effective use and accountability over financial resources and the smooth operation of the Finance team and system.

Specific duties include:

• Financial Accounting: Processing income and expenditure transactions, monthly analysis of all balance sheet accounts, timely production of monthly bank reconcilitations, reviewing and processing of financial reports from partners in the field to ensure compliance with Camfed’s internal financial guidelines
• Management Accounting: Developing annual and proposal budgets, producing weekly, monthly and quarterly management reports, working with other department heads to analyse variances
• Cash flow planning: Working with other heads of departments to develop monthly expenditure authorisations and producing annual and monthly cash flow forecasts

Required Skills or Experience

Successful candidates must have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work on teams and collaborate across organisational functions, an eye for accuracy and detail, an ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks and flexibility to travel.

• A post graduate degree in finance/accounting
• A chartered professional qualification ACCA/CIMA
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in a similar role working in the international development sector, 5 of which should be at senior management level
• Strong leadership, strategic planning, project management and scheduling skills

How To Apply

More information about the positions can be found at our website: www.camfed.org/jobs

Please email your CV (maximum 2 pages) and cover letter (maximum 1 page) to: [email protected] by 05.30 p.m. on Friday, 31st August 2012

Please ensure you meet the person specification and use the job title in the subject line of the email. Applications which do not meet these criteria will be rejected. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Camfed Ghana is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and equality, and does not discriminate on any grounds