Ghana Innovating is a USAID funded project designed to support the current portfolio of literacy projects in Ghana by promoting a culture of home-based reading, grounded in local language. It will augment current classroom-level interventions by promoting reading in the community and the home by using a SBCC strategy to initiate a social movement in reading at national, regional, local and family levels. The project seeks qualified professionals to fill the following listed vacancy: Senior Accountant

Summary of Responsibilities

•   To ensure sound fiscal management systems comply with donor rules and regulations.
•   The accountant will perform a full range of financial management duties, including records management.
•   This position reports to Finance Manager
•   The Accountant will provide support and backstopping to the Finance Analyst in all aspects.
•   The Accountant manages all accounts and completes all routine accounting functions including monitoring of contractual financial data in order to ensure compliance with the approved budgets.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business Administration with a minimum of 3 years of experience
•   Experience in bookkeeping and accounting practices (experience with USAID projects preferable)
•   Experience administering payroll and related income tax withholdings and benefits
•   Excellent organizational skills and experience maintaining financial filing systems and reporting documents
•   Experience producing financial reports for internal and external purposes
•   Experience working with accounting software such as QuickBooks or equivalent
•   Experience procuring goods and services and providing additional operational support

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please submit CV and a cover letter to:

innovatingsa@gmail.com

Closing Date: 25 September, 2016