Abt Associates is a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Africa IRS (“Indoor Residual Spraying”) Project, which seeks to reduce the burden of malaria in 14 African countries through cost-effective commodities procurement and logistics systems, access to technical expertise, and implementation of Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS).

Description Of Job

Under the supervision of the Finance & Administration Manager, the Accountant records project financial transactions, posts to appropriate projects and tasks, prepares periodic financial statements and reports, and keeps the records of the accounts books up to date.

Specific duties and responsibilities include the following:

•  Records expenditures, income, and any other related transactions, in the books of accounts.
•  Prepares payment vouchers and correspoonding checks.
•  Prepares payroll and other regular payments with due consideration to deductions (for advances, loans, taxes, etc).
•  Prepares monthly bank reconciliations.
•  Checks petty cash payments and periodically reconciles petty cash balances.
•  Keeps a register of fixed assets and maintains an easy cross reference system of all government property.
•  Ensures that the books of accounts are up to date at all times, orderly, well kept, and readily available for reference and audit, when required.
•  Prepares the monthly ROV in accordance with Abt Associates procedures and policies.
•  Prepares monthly cash requests, and promptly advises action required to cover estimated costs.
•  Liaise with the Finance & Contracts Director and the Finance & Contract Analyst at the IRS2 TO4 Headquarters Office on all aspects of financial procedures and any issues that may arise.
•  Ensures that government taxes are paid on time.
•  Ensures that periodic inventory of the fixed assets (property) of the company is conducted.
•  Assists the Ghana Finance & Administration Manager in the implementation of the internal control system and financial procedures manual of the company.

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, Business, or other relevant field.
•  At least four (4) years of professional experience in Accounting and Program Financial Management.
•  Experience working at international development programs, with experience at USAID-funded programs highly desirable.
•  Experience in payroll management, petty cash management, financial reporting, and budget tracking.
•  Experience in inventory management is desirable.
•  A self-starter that is able to perform under pressure is preferred.
•  A strong command of financial and other computer applications such as MS Word, Excel, Quicken, Access, etc.
•  English language capability.

How To Apply For The Job

To be considered for any position, an applicant must submit his/her CV and an application letter that provides details of the applicant’s specific qualifications for the desired position to:-

IRS_Ghana@abtassoc.com

Closing Date:  05 November, 2012

•  In the subject line of the email, write the title of the position for which you are applying.
•  Applications that do not follow these instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification requirements, will not be considered.