Lancaster University Ghana Finance Jobs in Accra
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Transnational Academic Group Ghana (TAG Ghana) in partnership with Lancaster University operates Lancaster University Ghana. We are seeking to appoint Careers and Internship Placement Coordinator to provide career advisory services, employability skills and training, and facilitate internships placement for students.
About Lancaster University Ghana and Transnational Academic Group
Lancaster University Ghana is a partnership between Transnational Academic Group and Lancaster University, UK. Our campus is a branch campus of Lancaster University, UK. We provide excellent and inspiring teaching and places great emphasis on a strong student experience, employability and gives students access to academics who are experts in their field. Lancaster University Ghana offers the exact same degree to the degrees offered at our Lancaster University main campus in the UK. This means that you will be awarded the same qualifications - as if you were studying at the main campus.
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Transnational Academic Group develops people who develop nations. Valuing and developing our people is essential to long term success. Our capacity to achieve our goals is dependent on our ability to attract, develop, nurture and retain high quality academic and professional staff. Transnational Academic Group (TAG) is owned and operated by a group that focuses on building value across three major business verticals including education, media, and information technology. The Group includes, among other interests, ABN 360, CNBC Africa, Forbes Africa, and Tech One Global.
Job Description
Lancaster University Ghana (LUG) is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with passion to fill the position of Chief Finance Officer.
Job Summary
The Chief Finance Officer, oversees the management of the business from a Financial Control, Treasury (Cash Management), Governance, and Financial Strategy & Forecasting perspective.
- Financial Control: the role entails the oversight of financial record keeping, company legal and secretarial compliance.
- Treasury/Banking: Oversee and monitor cash management, banking function and cash flow.
- Financial Strategy: Participate fully in achieving strategic goals, and the development of new business initiatives while ensuring alignment with strategic, risk and compliance requirements of the Company.
- Governance: Ensure compliance of all financial policies and statutory audits, and take actions and decisions that are in the best interest of Company.
- Reporting: the position requires collaboration across all departments and reports directly to the Vice Chairman/Board of Directors and administratively to the CEO.
Duties and Responsibilities
Finance
- Oversee the Finance department and ensure all reporting is done in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
- Prepare financial statements; oversee audit for operating entities and at group level and report back to board of directors;
- Consolidate financial statements at group level;
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- Preparing budgets, monitoring actual performance and reporting variances;
- Review and formulate accounting and financial procedures, policies and practices;
- Ensure that all companies have complied with the requirements relevant taxation authorities;
- Coach and mentor finance staff members;
- Establish and implement short and long range finance departmental goals, objectives, and policies and improve operating procedures;
- Review contracts to ensure the company’s risk exposure is minimised and that all contracts are financially sound;
- Ensure all insurances are prepared and renewed as per all statutory and contractual obligations of the company;
- Ensure that all rebates and other exemptions under the law for educational institutions are properly filed and documented;
- Ensure that all variations to any agreement follow due process and after approval from Board are properly documented
Treasury/Banking
- Forecast 12 month cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment and report requirements to the Board;
- Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements;
- Use best practices to mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company's borrowings, as well as on its foreign exchange positions;
- Maintain banking relationships;
- Assist in determining the company's capital structure;
- Arrange for working capital and debt financing as approved by the Board;
- Make recommendation to the Board on investing the available funds to avail best returns
Financial Strategy & Forecasting
- Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company
- Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
- Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with IAS & IFRS and applicable local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting;
- Provide Executive Management with advice on the financial implications of business activities;
- Evaluate viability of business plans regarding business expansion and operational efficiencies;
- Interact with Executive Management to provide support and recommendations through financial and management information analyses and reports.
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Governance
- Be responsible for the statutory audit of the company and ensure a clean audit report
- Ensure compliance of all financial policies
- Responsible for all internal and external financial filing requirement and reporting all non-compliance
- Report any material matters to the Founders and Board as soon as they occur
- Ensure all financial reports are prepared and submitted to the Board well in advance of Board meetings
- Take all actions and decision that are in the best interest of the Company
Required Skills or Experience
*CV – assessed against the CV and Statement of Support. Evidence will be “scored” as part of the shortlisting process.
*Interview – assessed during the interview process by either competency-based interview, questions, tests, presentation etc.
1. Patiently scroll down and read the job description below.
2. Scroll down and find how to apply or mode of application for this job after the job description.
3. Carefully follow the instructions on how to apply.
4. Always apply for a job by attaching CV with a Cover Letter / Application Letter.
Transnational Academic Group Ghana (TAG Ghana) in partnership with Lancaster University operates Lancaster University Ghana. We are seeking to appoint Careers and Internship Placement Coordinator to provide career advisory services, employability skills and training, and facilitate internships placement for students.
About Lancaster University Ghana and Transnational Academic Group
Lancaster University Ghana is a partnership between Transnational Academic Group and Lancaster University, UK. Our campus is a branch campus of Lancaster University, UK. We provide excellent and inspiring teaching and places great emphasis on a strong student experience, employability and gives students access to academics who are experts in their field. Lancaster University Ghana offers the exact same degree to the degrees offered at our Lancaster University main campus in the UK. This means that you will be awarded the same qualifications - as if you were studying at the main campus.
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Transnational Academic Group develops people who develop nations. Valuing and developing our people is essential to long term success. Our capacity to achieve our goals is dependent on our ability to attract, develop, nurture and retain high quality academic and professional staff. Transnational Academic Group (TAG) is owned and operated by a group that focuses on building value across three major business verticals including education, media, and information technology. The Group includes, among other interests, ABN 360, CNBC Africa, Forbes Africa, and Tech One Global.
Job Description
Lancaster University Ghana (LUG) is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with passion to fill the position of Chief Finance Officer.
Job Summary
The Chief Finance Officer, oversees the management of the business from a Financial Control, Treasury (Cash Management), Governance, and Financial Strategy & Forecasting perspective.
- Financial Control: the role entails the oversight of financial record keeping, company legal and secretarial compliance.
- Treasury/Banking: Oversee and monitor cash management, banking function and cash flow.
- Financial Strategy: Participate fully in achieving strategic goals, and the development of new business initiatives while ensuring alignment with strategic, risk and compliance requirements of the Company.
- Governance: Ensure compliance of all financial policies and statutory audits, and take actions and decisions that are in the best interest of Company.
- Reporting: the position requires collaboration across all departments and reports directly to the Vice Chairman/Board of Directors and administratively to the CEO.
Duties and Responsibilities
Finance
- Oversee the Finance department and ensure all reporting is done in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
- Prepare financial statements; oversee audit for operating entities and at group level and report back to board of directors;
- Consolidate financial statements at group level;
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- Preparing budgets, monitoring actual performance and reporting variances;
- Review and formulate accounting and financial procedures, policies and practices;
- Ensure that all companies have complied with the requirements relevant taxation authorities;
- Coach and mentor finance staff members;
- Establish and implement short and long range finance departmental goals, objectives, and policies and improve operating procedures;
- Review contracts to ensure the company’s risk exposure is minimised and that all contracts are financially sound;
- Ensure all insurances are prepared and renewed as per all statutory and contractual obligations of the company;
- Ensure that all rebates and other exemptions under the law for educational institutions are properly filed and documented;
- Ensure that all variations to any agreement follow due process and after approval from Board are properly documented
Treasury/Banking
- Forecast 12 month cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment and report requirements to the Board;
- Ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements;
- Use best practices to mitigate financial risks related to the interest rates on the company's borrowings, as well as on its foreign exchange positions;
- Maintain banking relationships;
- Assist in determining the company's capital structure;
- Arrange for working capital and debt financing as approved by the Board;
- Make recommendation to the Board on investing the available funds to avail best returns
Financial Strategy & Forecasting
- Manage processes for financial forecasting, budgets and consolidation and reporting to the Company
- Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
- Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with IAS & IFRS and applicable local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting;
- Provide Executive Management with advice on the financial implications of business activities;
- Evaluate viability of business plans regarding business expansion and operational efficiencies;
- Interact with Executive Management to provide support and recommendations through financial and management information analyses and reports.
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Governance
- Be responsible for the statutory audit of the company and ensure a clean audit report
- Ensure compliance of all financial policies
- Responsible for all internal and external financial filing requirement and reporting all non-compliance
- Report any material matters to the Founders and Board as soon as they occur
- Ensure all financial reports are prepared and submitted to the Board well in advance of Board meetings
- Take all actions and decision that are in the best interest of the Company
Required Skills or Experience
*CV – assessed against the CV and Statement of Support. Evidence will be “scored” as part of the shortlisting process.
*Interview – assessed during the interview process by either competency-based interview, questions, tests, presentation etc.
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