Finance Manager - IRC

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

• Together with the resource mobilization, develop budgets for funding proposals that comply with (donor) guidelines, including the identification and assessment of financial risks for IRC Ghana
• Review, understanding and monitoring of contractual commitments, including the timely invoicing of project costs to parnters and donors
• Recording of administrative flows to provide project management information, including cash flow forecasts
• Preparing financial progress reports and project conversations as well as coordinating project audits
• Facilitating the complete and proper reporting of project finances for corporation in IRCs, general ledger, quarterly reporting and annual accounts (such as work-in-progress balances and expenditure accounts)
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of information systems (Exact ERP), General ledger and improvement of procedures
• Preparing statutory report to ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with IRC policies, local laws and IRC Ghana annual audits

Qualification Required & Experience

General Requirements and Knowledge experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or equivalent with at least 5 years of experience
• Professional accounting certification CA, ACCA or other equivalent advance qualification will be added advantage
• Excellent knowledge of and experience iwht MS excel and enterprise resources and plannning (ERP) software e.g Exact (Synergy and Glube)
• Knowledge of government of Ghana financial management systems and procedures will be on advantage
• Pro-active, hands-on attitude with strong analytical and reporting skills
• Strong communication and negotiate skills and able to work in a multicultural and include enforcement
• Fluent in English, verbally and in writing

Contract Period

The candidate will initially be offered a one-year contract with six-months probation period. The contract is renewable subject to good performance

Location: Accra