Springforth International School was founded in June 2006 by two working American mothers, who recognized the lack of quality, affordable, and international-standard nursery and pre-school services in East Legon, a large, multicultural community in Ghana’s capital, Accra. Since its founding, Springforth has experienced significant growth, moving from a one-building school to an enclosed three-building campus. SFIS now offers the British Curriculum to students aged 6 months to 12 years in our nursery and primary school.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Finance and Administration Manager (FAM)<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The Finance & Administration Manager contributes to the overall success of the school\u00a0 by effectively managing all financial tasks for the organization. The FAM is responsible for overseeing the administrative, operations and financial management and accountability requirements of Springforth International School.\u00a0 She\/he works as part of the school management team, taking a lead in the areas of operations, human resources, and finance management. The Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring that SFIS functions efficiently in all financial, administrative and operational matters, directly supervising administrative staff and providing oversight to all local procurement issues. Additionally, she\/he works collaboratively and effectively with the Principal, assuring compliance with the terms of the SFIS policies.<\/p>\n Primary Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 The FAM performs a wide range of duties including but not limited to the following:<\/p>\n Financial Accounting and Reporting:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the users and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) School\u00a0 term Fees and Management of Student Accounts<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepares school term bills Payroll preparation and administration:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee all payroll functions to ensure that employees are paid in a timely and accurate manner including review of\u00a0 completed timesheet for appropriate payroll expenditure coding Budget preparation\/local procurement<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Establish guidelines for budget and forecast preparation, and helps prepare the\u00a0 term and annual budget in consultation with the Principal Management accounting<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Maintain financial records for each project in a manner that facilitates management reports Office administration<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee and supervise the administrative function of the organization including reception, property\/facility management, safety of the work environment, and provision of furnishings and equipment necessary for effective operations Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Education:<\/strong> Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Minimum\u00a0 5-7years of progressive accounting and financial management skills.<\/p>\n Proficiency in the use of computer programs for:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Accounting Software, The Candidate Must demonstrate competence in some or all of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Communicate effectively: Speak, listen and write in English in\u00a0 a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques. Location:<\/strong> Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Resumes should be sent to:<\/p>\n springforthgh@yahoo.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 02 January, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Springforth International School was founded in June 2006 by two working American mothers, who recognized the lack of quality, affordable, and international-standard nursery and pre-school services in East Legon, a…..<\/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\/p2nO32-5v2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21144"}],"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=21144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop, implement, and ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure that all statutory requirements of the organization are met
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Prepare all supporting information for the annual audit and liaise with the Board\u2019s Audit Committee and the external auditors as necessary
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Document and maintain complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop and maintain financial accounting systems for cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and petty cash
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Reconcile bank and investment accounts on a monthly basis
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Review monthly results and implement monthly variance reporting
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manage the cash flow and prepare cash flow forecasts in accordance with policy
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee the bookkeeping function including maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that personnel and financial information is secure and stored in compliance with current legislation
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manage the acquisition of capital assets and ensure that assets are properly recorded, amortized, and disposed of as appropriate
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Liaise with Finance Committee and\/or Audit Committee as appropriate
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist the Executive Director and the Board\u00a0 with financial reporting as required at Board meeting and the Annual General Meetings<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Tracks and monitors payment of term and other school activity fees and updates student accounts and sends payment\u00a0 notices out to parents \/guardians
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Uses software to track billing and payments of student fees<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Negotiate and manage the employee insurance and benefits plans
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Process and submit statutory and benefits remittances on time<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assists Principal and staff\u00a0 with the preparation of budgets for funding applications and annual operational budgets
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Supervises local procurement and checks good received<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure that accurate and timely financial statements are prepared in accordance with contract agreements with funders
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Provide accurate and timely reporting on the financial activity of individual projects<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Oversee the management of all leases, contracts and other financial commitments
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Monitor all legislation relevant to the organization (employment standards, occupation health and safety, human rights, etc) and all regulations on professional certification to ensure that the organization is compliant<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 University degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Business Management\/Administration
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Professional designation
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Chartered Accountant, Certified General Accountant, or Certified Management Accountant designation is a plus<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Word processing,
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Spreadsheets,
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 E-mail
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Internet<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Focus on Client Needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problem, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Lead: Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Organize: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Plan: Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.<\/p>\n