The Ghana News Agency (GNA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified, result-driven, competent, and dynamic professionals to fill various vacant positions. The available position is Accountant.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title\/ Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Accountant<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Description: Key Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Prepares Statement of Accounts to Adverts Clients. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with six (6) years working experience. Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested and qualified applicants should send their application cover letter stating the position with a comprehensive curriculum vitae including supporting documents (Educational Certificates, National Service Certificate etc) to the<\/p>\n Director of Administration<\/strong> Important Note<\/strong><\/p>\n Prospective Applicants applying for (Editor, Chief Reporter, Accountant, Stores Officer, Marketing Officer, and Administrative Officer) positions must as part of the application submit a Statement of Purpose (Number of words 500 words, font style \u2013 Times New Roman, font size \u201312 and lining spacing should be 1.5), indicating their strength, achievements, attitude and why they should be considered for the role.<\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Send application to\u00a0admin-gna@gna.org.gh<\/strong>\u00a0indicating the applied Position as the SUBJECT and attach relevant documents (Educational Certificates, National Service Certificate etc).<\/p>\n NB<\/strong><\/p>\n Kindly note that closing date for submission of all Application is the 24th March, 2023. Applicants should note that only shortlisted persons will be invited to interview for selection.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a024 March, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ghana News Agency (GNA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified, result-driven, competent, and dynamic professionals to fill various vacant positions. The available position is Accountant. Job Description Job Title\/…..<\/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":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-lMm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83722"}],"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=83722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Receives, keeps custody, and effects payment from the consolidated and other public funds.
\n\u2022 Initiates the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports.
\n\u2022 Implements approved accounting\/financial policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidelines and work plan to achieve targeted objectives of the Agency.
\n\u2022 Identifies control risk measures in financial transactions\/procedures and propose improvements to Assistant Manager for implementation.
\n\u2022 Vets payment vouchers, invoices, etc. and process through the General Ledger for approval and payment.
\n\u2022 Reconciles balance sheet items and\/or General Ledger for review by Manager.
\n\u2022 Responsible for the maintenance and update of data\/records in approved Accounting Software for all payment vouchers and journals.
\n\u2022 Maintains and updates records of all accounting transactions with all accounts.
\n\u2022 Prepares variance analysis of revenue and expenditure against budget and report on any deviations for corrective action.
\n\u2022 Maintains and updates effective Fixed Assets Register for the institution.
\n\u2022 Collates budget inputs from all Departments for the preparation of the institution\u2019s annual budget.
\n\u2022 Process for payment employees\u2019 benefits entitlements in line with approved conditions of service.
\n\u2022 Responsible for processing monthly payroll for all Staff for approval and payments.
\n\u2022 Reviews monthly payroll reports to identify any inconsistencies for redress.
\n\u2022 Leads in the preparation of monthly bank reconciliation statements.
\n\u2022 Liaise with approved Banks and Third Parties to ensure prompt resolution of issues relating to financial transactions.
\n\u2022 Prepares SSNIT, VAT and PAYE returns for payment to Statutory Institutions.
\n\u2022 Participates and provides input in annual audit activities.
\n\u2022 Provides support in the preparation of monthly\/quarterly financial reports (i.e., Income Statements, Balance Sheet, etc.) and prepare any other report relating to job function.
\n\u2022 Performs any other duty(s) assigned by Supervisor.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Good knowledge and understanding in the use of accounting and auditing methodologies and tools.
\n\u2022 Good knowledge\/understanding of tax laws and related regulations.
\n\u2022 Good working knowledge and experience in preparing cash forecasts and cash flow analysis.
\n\u2022 Ability to create solutions to new financial challenges.
\n\u2022 Good financial knowledge, including investment planning, asset allocation.
\n\u2022 Good knowledge\/understanding of investment portfolio management.
\n\u2022 Ability to maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders and work with all categories of employees.
\n\u2022 Excellent communication and presentation skills.
\n\u2022 Good planning and organizing skills.
\n\u2022 Ability to meet deadlines and execute projects.
\n\u2022 Good decision making based on thorough analysis.
\n\u2022 Good knowledge of accounting software\/tools, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and internet.
\n\u2022 Supervisory and interpersonal skills in a \u201cteam\u201d setting<\/p>\n
\nGhana News Agency<\/strong>
\nP.O Box 2118<\/strong>
\nAccra<\/strong><\/p>\n