The Delegation of the European Union to Ghana is looking for an Accounts Clerk<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title:\u00a0Accounts Clerk<\/strong> We are<\/strong><\/p>\n The European Union (EU) is an economic and political partnership between 27 European countries. The EU is represented through more than 140 diplomatic representations, known as EU Delegations, which have a similar function to those of an embassy. The EU Delegation to Ghana\u2019s mission is \u201cBuilding a strong partnership with Ghana to promote Peace and Prosperity for People and Protecting the Planet\u201d.<\/p>\n We offer<\/strong><\/p>\n We offer a post of Accounts Clerk in the Administration Section. Under this post, the recruited person will be attributed functions depending on the needs of the Delegation. The jobholder will provide financial and administrative assistance and analyze financial information for monthly financial reports. He\/she will assist in the management of the Imprest Account and other related tasks such as data entry and reconciliation of cash payments. He\/she will replace the Accountant during absences. The place of employment is Delegation of the European Union to Ghana -The Round House \u2013 81, Cantonments Road, P. O. Box 9505 KIA, Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n We offer a competitive position in an international and multicultural environment. Benefits, such as additional pension scheme and medical insurance, are offered to employees and their families under certain conditions.<\/p>\n We look for<\/strong><\/p>\n We are looking for an accurate, organised and detailed oriented candidate with good planning skills. A self-starter, active learner, responsible and responsive who can work with short deadlines. Requirements of the post are as follow:<\/p>\n JOB CONTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n Overall Purpose:<\/p>\n \u2022 To provide financial and administrative assistance to the administrative section under the direct supervision of the Head of Administration and in close collaboration with the Accountant (Administrative Assistant) Functions and duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n Financial Initiating Agent in Accounting System (ABAC)<\/p>\n \u2022 Encoding of invoices, preparation of Payment Requests and Payment Orders, screening of supporting documents, verifying the third parties data. Petty Cash<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Management of the Petty Cash (GHS) according to the EEAS rules Budget Management System for Delegations (BUDGDEL)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Budget monitoring to ensure funds are always available when needed Execution of Payment on Local Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Verification of the authorizations to pay from Headquarters (LOCPAY) Filing<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Regular labelling and filing of payments and other documents<\/p>\n Others Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Assist with the justifying documents for Ex-post-control transactions Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Min HND Accountancy (Higher National Diploma) or similar Professional experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Minimum 4 years professional experience in performing the above mentioned tasks<\/p>\n Knowledge of languages<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Fluent in English both oral and written(C2 Level)<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested candidates should send their application and supporting documents by email to<\/p>\n delegation-ghana-recruitments@eeas.europa.eu<\/strong>\u00a0(link sends e-mail) indicating as the subject:<\/p>\n \u201cApplication LA: Accounts Clerk \u2013 [Family Name and first name]<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n The package should include a cover letter, a detailed CV and one reference. Only short listed candidates will be invited for a written test and an interview. Recruitment of the successful candidate will be subject to medical fitness.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a025 October, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Delegation of the European Union to Ghana is looking for an Accounts Clerk Job Description Job Title:\u00a0Accounts Clerk Job Location:\u00a0Delegation of the European Union to Ghana Area of Activity:\u00a0Administration…..<\/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":[11],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-g8w","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62032"}],"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=62032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nJob Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Delegation of the European Union to Ghana
\nArea of Activity:<\/strong>\u00a0Administration
\nCategory and Career:<\/strong>\u00a0III<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 To analyse financial information and assist in preparing the monthly financial report for the Imprest Account
\n\u2022 To carry out general office work of secretarial nature as directed<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Registration of third parties and their bank details (Legal Entity Form and Bank file). Follow-up with Headquarters
\n\u2022 Processing of missions and plane ticket payments
\n\u2022 Processing of medical bills from various hospitals
\n\u2022 Processing of Rent Advance payment for expatriate staff
\n\u2022 Processing reimbursement of representation cost
\n\u2022 Reimbursements of expenses related to the Residence
\n\u2022 Register separately the recoverable VAT under the appropriate suspense accounts
\n\u2022 Link good receipts to invoice when asset is acquired<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Voucher entry and reconciliation of cash payments in excel Journal
\n\u2022 Reimbursements of small expenses<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Create budget requests for specific expenses and commit same in ABAC
\n\u2022 Select and link posting criteria to the appropriate commitment in ABAC<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Encoding payments for suppliers or third parties on the online banking payment platform.
\n\u2022 Prepare bank transfers and issue cheques when necessary<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Issue VRPOs \u2013 VAT Relief Purchase Order for all tax invoices and keep a separate record in excel for the GRA
\n\u2022 Process TIN number registration and handle VAT refund for expatriate staff
\n\u2022 Follow-up on suppliers for the submission of bills
\n\u2022 Act as backup for the Accountant (Administrative Assistant) during absences
\n\u2022 Any additional requests from the Head of Administration or the Head of Delegation<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting or a similar field.<\/p>\n