The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for appointment as Director of Finance.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Director of Finance<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 The Director of Finance is the head of the Finance Directorate of the University and is under the Vice-Chancellor, responsible for the management of the finances of the<\/p>\n The Director of Finance is responsible for the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Preparation of consolidated accounts of the units of the University Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The applicant must:<\/p>\n \u2022 Hold a Master\u2019s Degree in Finance or Accounting Terms of Appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n Salaries and fringe benefits attached to the post are very attractive and will be specified in the instrument of appointment by the Council.<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested applicants should download the\u00a0Application Form<\/strong>\u00a0from the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) website (www.upsa.edu.gh<\/strong>) and forward the completed form together with the following: Curriculum Vitae with documentation on personal history, academic credentials, and working experience; A statement of up to five (5) pages in standard font size 12 on how they would use their position to advance the Vision and Mission of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) to the following address:\u00a0searchcommittee@upsamail.edu.gh<\/strong>\u00a0In addition, applicants are required to hand-deliver seven (7) copies of each of the above-mentioned documents to\u00a0The Chairman,<\/strong>\u00a0Search Committee (Post of Registrar)<\/strong>\u00a0c\/o Office of the Vice-Chancellor<\/strong>\u00a0University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA),<\/strong>\u00a0P.O.Box LG 149, Accra<\/strong>\u00a0All applicants shall request three (3) referees to submit reports on them directly to the Chairman, Search Committee (Post Registrar). \u2022 It is the duty of the applicant to ensure that the application package reaches the designated addresses before the close of day on 17th April 2020 at 5:00 p.m. \u2022 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a017 April 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for appointment as Director of Finance. Job Description Job Title:\u00a0Director of Finance \u2022 The Director of…..<\/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-c9m","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46708"}],"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=46708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Preparation of the financial statements for the university and subsidiaries, including liaising with the external Auditor and preparing analysis to enable the financial statements to be audited.
\n\u2022 Delivery of a first class budgeting, financial reporting and accounting service for the University
\n\u2022 Provision of financial leadership by ensuring that University management understands the financial implications of their decisions and actions
\n\u2022 Ensuring that proper books of accounts and records of the University are kept in a manner and form required by the Council
\n\u2022 Calling for and receiving moneys due to the University and make on behalf of the University the authorised payments
\n\u2022 Sourcing for funds for the University
\n\u2022 Working with the University management to prepare business strategies, financial plans and deliver against budgets<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Be a Chartered Accountant
\n\u2022 Have a minimum of ten (10) years post professional qualification working experience And
\n\u2022 Be a distinguished professional with capacity to motivate and direct staff;
\n\u2022 Be above reproach and must exhibit a high sense of industry, leadership qualities and organizational skills, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
\n\u2022 Have served in a University or an analogous institution, or in a reputable and recognised practicing firm, industry, commerce and\/or public sector in a managerial position<\/p>\n