The University of Ghana hereby invites applications from suitably qualified persons within the University for the following position:<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: ACCOUNTANT, FINANCE DIRECTORATE<\/strong><\/p>\n REPORTING TO:<\/strong>\u00a0DIRECTOR OF FINANCE<\/p>\n JOB ROLE<\/strong><\/p>\n Without prejudice to the functions of the specific unit to which the Accountant will be assigned, the job role requires operational support for the achievement of the objectives of the Finance Directorate. This includes:<\/p>\n \u2022 Ensuring that proper books of accounts and records of University are kept and all transactions are accurately captured in a timely manner. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n The applicant must:<\/p>\n \u2022 be a staff of the University of Ghana at the grade of at least, Senior Accounting Assistant; Required knowledge, ability and skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n The position requires a high level of integrity, as the position holder will be exposed to confidential and sensitive information:<\/p>\n \u2022 Ability to maintain a professional behaviour in all situations; Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicants are required to submit the complete application pack addressed to the Registrar, University of Ghana, through:<\/p>\n vacancies@ug.edu.gh<\/strong>\u00a0(Electronic copy).Hard copy applications will not be accepted.<\/p>\n The application pack should be submitted as a single PDF file and should contain the following:<\/p>\n \u2022 Completed application form for Senior Administrative and Professional employees (UAB Form 1B<\/strong>)to be downloaded from the University\u2019s website at:\u00a0www.ug.edu.gh\/hrodd; The reference letters should, among others, include the following information on the candidate:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Professional competence and work output Applications should reach:<\/p>\n vacancies@ug.edu.gh<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Ghana hereby invites applications from suitably qualified persons within the University for the following position: Job Description Job Title: ACCOUNTANT, FINANCE DIRECTORATE REPORTING TO:\u00a0DIRECTOR OF FINANCE JOB…..<\/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-nbT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89149"}],"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=89149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Submitting periodic financial reports on Actual performance and preparing consolidated accounts of Units.
\n\u2022 Responsible for the financial system and data integrity at the unit level
\n\u2022 Preparing the annual operating budget. Coordinating plans and projections necessary for the preparation of budgets for succeeding years for the Unit.
\n\u2022 Support the work of both Internal and External Auditors in the performance of their functions and ensure action items are completed.
\n\u2022 Generally responsible for ensuring that the Unit complies with the University\u2019s Financial Regulations and Governance Policy, Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) and other related Acts, Standards, Regulations and Policies.
\n\u2022 Any other tasks that may be assigned by the Director of Finance or representative.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 have a good University degree and professional qualification in Accountancy (ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA) with at least 2 years relevant post-qualification experience as well as working knowledge of Accounting software packages.
\n\u2022 A second degree in a related discipline will be an advantage.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Experience with the management of staff; and,
\n\u2022 Excellent attention to detail and deadlines<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 An up-to-dateCurriculum Vitae;
\n\u2022 Copies of relevant educational and\/or professional certificates; and,
\n\u2022 Two reference letters, at least one of which should be from a Head of Unit in the University of Ghana, with whom the applicant has worked.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Leadership abilities and sense of responsibility
\n\u2022 General contribution to the work of the University (or relevant organization)
\n\u2022 Interpersonal skills
\n\u2022 Any other relevant information<\/p>\n