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Senior Finance and Administrative Officer

JOB SUMMARY

Company Chance for Ch...
Industry NGO/IGO/INGO
Category Finance
Location Accra
Job Status Full-time
Salary none
Education Bachelor̵...
Experience 5 years
Job Expires Apr 17, 2024
Contact NONE
 

Company Profile

We are child centred international non-governmental organization supporting children and young people in Africa who face inequalities such as lack of access to education and safe spaces, providing them with the tools and skills they need to build their own futures.

We don’t work alone. Together with partners, supporters, children and their communities, we protect, educate and create lasting change for every child threatened by violence, neglect and conflict.

We believe that no child should have to fight for a safe, happy childhood. We exist to ensure that every child in Africa can thrive from their  early  years  through  to adulthood. Currently, we have programmes in Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and DRC.

Chance for Childhood believes that no child should have to fight for a safe, happy childhood. We exist to ensure that every child in Africa can thrive from their early years through to adulthood. Together with partners, supporters, children and their communities, we protect, educate and create lasting change for every child threatened by violence, neglect and conflict.

We specialise in ensuring access to inclusive education and safe spaces so that children can play, grow, learn and thrive. We are a Ghanian NGO that belongs to the Chance for Childhood family registered in the UK.

Job Description

  • Reporting to: Ghana Country representative / Head of Finance
  • Salary: GHC84,000 – GHC120,000 per annum, depending on experience
  • Job type: Fixed term (2 years renewable)
  • Full-time (40 hours per week)
  • Location: Accra
 
 
Purpose of the role
The Senior Finance and Administrative Officer will provide timely and accurate finance, administrative, programme management and fundraising responsibilities in the Ghana office. Overall, the post holder will contribute to the smooth running of the organisation by supporting the general administration and internal communication across the office in Ghana, accountable also to the Head of Finance based in the UK.
 
The Senior Finance and Administrative Officer will be motivated to create administrative efficiencies within their scope of work, demonstrate excellent communication skills to maintain and enhance stakeholder relationships where necessary and be flexible to support tasks as they arise across the organisation, particularly in the Programmes team.
 
Main duties and responsibilities
Financial Management (50%)
a. Manage the day-to-day finance function of the office,  and  support  the team to implement effective  internal  controls  including  (but  not  limited to) segregation of duties, procurement  procedures,  payment  controls, petty cash controls, payroll controls, etc.
b. Provide input to organisation  level  budgets  and  forecasts  as  well  as support the programs team in  the  development  of  new  project  budgets while ensuring cost-effectiveness and good value for money
c. Ensure timely submission of project  financial  reports  and  request  of funds to the various donors accordingly
d. Provide accurate, timely, and relevant recording of transactions, generating financial reports, and any analysis of financial information as may be required from time to time
e. Management and reconciliation of petty cash, bank and cash accounts to ensure sufficient funds are always available and report monthly
f. File and remit statutory deductions such as taxes, social  security,  and other financial obligations
g. Monitor and analyse financial data and produce monthly financial reports
h. Work closely with the project managers to  monitor  project  activities against workplan and budgets,  highlighting  financial  implications  and risks to project delays or issues
i. Ensure overhead recoveries and project support costs are appropriately charged to the correct fund code with reference being made to the donor budget and terms of grant/grant agreement
j. Support external auditors to carry out annual audit on the country operations
k. Provide support in carrying out financial due diligence checks with new and existing project partners
 
Organisation-wide administration and logistical support (50%)
a. Line management of CFC Admin & HR Officer, based in Tamale
b. Develop, review, and improve administrative systems, policies, and procedures in the Ghana office
c. Receive bills  for  services  and supplies,  organise  and record  all  payments on the accounting software
d. Supervise the acquisition, allocation, transfer, and disposal  of  company assets as well as the maintenance of an accurate asset register
e. Ensure that CFC records  are  well  maintained  through  filing  appropriately the correspondence and any important documents. In a bid to support a paperless office, all important  correspondence  shall  be  saved  in  image on SharePoint in the appropriate folders.
 
Other Duties
a. Actively participate in team meetings, teamwork  plans,  adopt  team  spirit, take responsibility for action items assigned, and provide feedback as needed
b. Represent Chance for Childhood at external meetings and events as requested
c. Multitask, be able to manage competing  priorities  and  be  able  to prioritize in order to meet organizational objectives
d. Keep up to date  with  any  changes  in  legislation,  regulatory  procedures, best practice, and industry standards
e. Perform any other duties commensurate with  the  level of the  post,  as may be required

Required Skills or Experience

  • the candidate should have at least a bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or any other relevant field of  study related to the post.
  • A minimum of  five  years’  experience  in  delivering on the key responsibilities for this position is required.
  • Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CA or any other  equivalent) is
  • desirable.
  • Experience working in an International NGO (INGO) or Development Agency
  • Knowledge of tax regulations with specific interest in INGO operations
  • Required experience working in multi-cultural  environments.
  • horough working knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook, Word and Excel) and accounting software.

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