A newly established not-for-profit policy analysis and research institute, Ghana Economic Policy analysis and research institute (GEPARI) invites applications from experienced highly motivated dynamic and resourceful Ghanaians to fill the following position<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Finance Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Finance Officer is responsible for maintaining the budget, recording and reflecting fully and accurately and in a timely manner the funds that are allocated and the disbursements made to support the implementation of the institute\u2019s planned activities, in accordance with the approved guidelines. Duties\/Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the roles and responsibilities of the Finance Officer will include, but not limited to the following:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Establish a robust project accounting system, including reporting and filling systems, in accordance with approved guidelines and best practice; Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Must be a qualified accountant with recognized accounting certificates such as CA (Ghana) and ACCA. A degree in accounting\/finance with related professional experience is an advantage; Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How to Apply For the Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications and CVs with the position being applied for clearly marked should be addressed to:<\/p>\n GEPARI,<\/strong> Soft copies of the applications should be addressed to:<\/p>\n gepari.hr@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 20 October, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A newly established not-for-profit policy analysis and research institute, Ghana Economic Policy analysis and research institute (GEPARI) invites applications from experienced highly motivated dynamic and resourceful Ghanaians to fill the…..<\/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":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-4zE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17586"}],"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=17586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Finance Officer will ensure the use of standard financial and accounting procedures.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintain petty cash transactions, including writing receipts, preparing payment request forms, disbursement of cash and clearance of advances;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manage banking transactions related to the project, including preparing bank transfer requests, submitting them to the bank, monitoring transfers and preparing monthly bank reconciliation statements and reporting;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Reconcile all balance sheet accounts and maintain records on file;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare draft financial reports, monitor and ensure that expenditures are made in accordance with approved guidelines;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Monitor expenditure of petty cash and ensure that records on file are up-to-date;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Continuously improve systems & procedures to enhance internal controls to satisfy audit requirements;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintain an inventory file to support purchases of all equipment\/assets;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist with the preparation of annual and quarterly work plans, budget and requests for funding in GoG applicable format;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist with the preparation and implementation of procurement plans for the Institute; and
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform any other functions assigned by the Executive Director.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Must have at least three (3) years post-qualification experience in financial and accounting work, experience in budgeting, planning and reporting on internationally funded projects;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good knowledge of accounting regulation and procedures in the Public Sector;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge in administrative and procurement processes;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good bookkeeping and reporting skills;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good computer skills in accounting software and common word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (MS Excel);
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good knowledge in the operations of the donor community, particularly the rules and regulations of procurement;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Very strong oral and written communications skills in English; and
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Must have a very strong ability to work effectively in a team.<\/p>\n
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