Established in 2002, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is the leading organization promoting child protection in cocoa-growing communities. ICI works with the cocoa industry, civil society and national governments in cocoa-producing countries to ensure a better future for children and contribute to the elimination of child labour.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Finance Associate<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) – Terms of Reference, Finance Associate, ICI Ghana Financial Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for the accountancy and financial management of the National Coordination Office and ICI Operations in Ghana and for ensuring duties instructed by the NC and the ICI Secretariat are fulfilled:<\/p>\n To provide support in particular with:<\/strong><\/p>\n Accountancy:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Responsible for bookkeeping, covering among other payables and receivables, petty cash; Financial management \/ Budget review:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Examine the budget component of all project proposals received in the coordination office, matching each budget line with the planned activities Financial policies and procedures:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintain proper accounting files on budgets, cash advance requests, liquidations, receipts (archive) and bank statements or balances; help put in place an archiving system; Financial Reporting:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare and submit Coordinating office and DI monthly expenses and cashbook reportsto ICI Secretariat Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Professional accounting qualification with 3-5 years relevant work experience in leading the finances, ideally for international NGOs. Competencies:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge of accounting software Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Please send applications in English (including a cover letter and your updated CV) to Ms. Emmanuelle Rosset:<\/p>\n e.rosset@cocoainitiative.org<\/strong><\/p>\n Only those candidates who match the above requirements and who have been selected for interview will be contacted.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 17 June, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Established in 2002, the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) is the leading organization promoting child protection in cocoa-growing communities. ICI works with the cocoa industry, civil society and national governments in…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-3By","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13860"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13860\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The International Cocoa Initiative Finance Associate supports the National Coordinator (NC) with the management of Finance for the National Coordination Office based in Accra, Ghana and ICI\u2019s operations in-country.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Finance Associate is in charge of ensuring the effective and efficient financial operations of ICI\u2019s operations in Ghana. The Finance Associate supports in particular the NC with the accountancy and financial management of ICI operations, tracking and monitoring of the National Coordination Office, Direct Implementation Budgets and project budgets. The main duties will include preparation of and follow-up on budgets; initialing all orders and payments, accounting\/bookkeeping, financial reporting and liaising with the general secretariat in Geneva and external partners (NGO partner organizations, auditors, tax administration, etc.); and keeping all financial and accountancy documents up to date.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Supervise all control duties (Secretariat, bank, service providers and auditors);
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Set up balances and make sure the office accountancy is in conformity with the national requirements as well as ICI\u2019s requirements and policies
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Issue all accountancy, tax and social declarations to the competent authorities;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Suggest any improvements in the accountancy procedures
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Process payment of salaries, allowances, travel claims and other payments to ICI Ghana staff, vendors and other claimants;<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support the preparation of\u00a0 project budgets as needed
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support the preparation of the national coordination budget together with the national coordinator and other officers
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support the mid-year budget review process
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform regular monitoring\u00a0 of Direct Implementation expenses, which may include visiting offices in the various districts
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Review staff liquidations as per ICI Financial Procedures<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Advise the NC and the Financial Manager on appropriate reforms to financial policies management in accordance with national laws
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support the development of ICI Ghana \u2013specific financial policies, under the supervision of the NC and in coordination with the Finance Manager
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Support ICI Ghana personnel in their understanding of financial rules and policies and ensure all staff comply with those
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Give support to finance management related issues.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare financial reports on a quarter\/annual basis as needed
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide support to the NC and Finance Manager for the yearly external audit<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience required: Accounting, Budget development, monitoring and analysis; Financial tracking and Financial reporting.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge of information management tools and basic IT skills;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent accounting and bookkeeping skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Clear, concise written and verbal communications skills in English, knowledge of French a plus
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Personal skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The incumbent must maintain strict confidentiality in performing the duties of the Finance Associate.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The incumbent must also be honest and trustworthy, and demonstrate sound work ethics; as well as having a strong team working approach.<\/p>\n