Finance Officer - BRAC Ghana Savings & Loans

The Finance Officer will support financial bookkeeping, reconciliations, analysing of all financial activities, ensuring compliance with accounting and legal requirements, and budget preparations.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in maintaining and reviewing financial records.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with accounting and tax laws.
• Analyse financial data to support business decision making.
• Support in managing business accounts and preparing financial statements.
• Manage and account for office petty cash.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Prepare accounting vouchers and process payments.
• Reconcile banking transactions and prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.
• Ensures timely bank payments, while leading correspondences to resolve all related issues.
• Reinforces financial data confidentiality and conducts database backups when necessary.
• Computes taxes and prepares tax returns while ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations.
• Assists in processing payment requests and maintaining project financial transactions in accordance with the organisation’s financial requirements.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Prepare various schedules and key daily, weekly and vouchers in the Company’s accounting system.
• Maintain customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.

Required Skills or Experience

EXPERIENCE (Including sector/industry):

• A minimum of first degree or its equivalent in Accounting/Finance or similar disciplines
• A minimum of three years post-qualification experience in Accounting/Finance in the financial services industry.
• Proficient in the use of MS 365 Office, BoG ORASS and T24 softwares
• An advanced user of MS excel will be an added advantage.

KNOWLEDGE , SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge and competency in accounting principles.
• Proficiency in management systems.
• Outstanding communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities.
• Good team player with excellent leadership traits.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and other accounting softwares.
• Planning and organization skills.
• High degree of professionalism, maturity and confidentiality.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Well-organized and able to act professionally and ethically;
• Capability and willingness to take responsibility
• Highly developed sense of integrity, reliability and accuracy
• Willingness to work under pressure.

SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

• Degree Concentration / Major
• Degree in Accounting/Banking and Finance/Related Disciplines Accounting

PROFESSIONAL DEGREE / CERTIFICATION

Professional Certificate/Postgraduate Degree in Accounting/Finance will be an added advantage