SEND GHANA is the oldest of the three affiliate national NGOs (i.e. SEND-Liberia and SEND Sierra Leone) establishedby the Social Enterprise Development of Foundation of West Africa ( SEND West Africa). SEND West Africa was founded in Ghana in August, 1998 to promote livelihood security, equality of women and men and accountable and transparent governance. The target groups of SEND\u2019s programs are mostly women, youth and farmers in conflict prone ,resource poor and difficult to reach communities in each country.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Finance And Operations Director<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Finance and Operations Director will be responsible for all aspects of project administrative and financial management.\u00a0 The Finance and Operations Director will establish and maintain sound financial management practices, and ensure the project\u2019s compliance with USAID and SEND GHANA\u2019s procedures, rules and regulations.<\/p>\n Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide leadership to finance and operations aspects of the project, including general administrative processes, financial management, sub award management, procurement, accounting, and logistics. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum of a Master’s Degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field is required. Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants should submit CV and cover letter to the HR Manager, A 28 Regimanuel Estates, Nungua Barrier, Sakumono, Accra<\/p>\n or through email:<\/p>\n career@sendwestafrica.org<\/strong>. The subject of the email should be \u201cFinance and Operations Director\u201d<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 16 December, 2016<\/p>\n SEND GHANA is an equal opportunity employer and women are particularly encouraged to apply<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SEND GHANA is the oldest of the three affiliate national NGOs (i.e. SEND-Liberia and SEND Sierra Leone) establishedby the Social Enterprise Development of Foundation of West Africa ( SEND West…..<\/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\/p2nO32-5nO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20696"}],"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=20696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop and maintain sound and transparent accounting and financial management control systems for financial, sub award and operations aspects of project.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Advise senior leadership regularly on financial and operations-related matters;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manages annual budgeting process and provides budget support and training for project staff.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide technical assistance, as needed, to local partners on financial compliance and reporting.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Produce regular financial reports and management accounts and submit same to the Country Director.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with SEND GHANA\u2019s policies and USAID rules and regulation, award requirements, as well as and the laws of the Republic of Ghana.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist to develop programme and project budgets and monitor and review adherence to such budgets.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of project financial management.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Contribute to the development of high-quality work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by USAID.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets; monitor and track obligations and expenditures against budgets;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare and submit annual and quarterly financial and accrual reports to USAID through the Chief of Party.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manage project procurement processes.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Any other responsibilities as may be assigned.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Professional qualifications; CA, ACCA or CPA
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 At least 7 years of overall professional experience in operations and financial management of large- scale, complex, international programs, including experience in managing donor funded subcontracts\/grants.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience in similar position with a Non-Governmental Organization is preferred.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Must be familiar with USG rules and regulations, financial reporting and compliance management.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Should have a proven track record in grant management.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Demonstrated experience and skills in developing and managing large and complex budgets.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Knowledge in generally-accepted accounting, budgeting and fiscal control principles
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Relevant skills in automated accounting software systems and database spreadsheets;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience building capacity in financial management of community-based organizations and implementing partners;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relations with NGO partners, community-based organizations and international donor agencies;
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of financial management expertise
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills in English
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Relevant computer software skills and familiarity with accounting software (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office).
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent interpersonal skills and experience establishing and maintaining good relationships with a wide variety of professionals and organizations.<\/p>\n