The Finance Officer will be responsible to the Vice Chancellor for all financial issues of the University. The successful applicant must have had relevant experience in managerial and leadership positions in the area of finance preferably in a tertiary or analogue institution.

CONTRACT TERM
The  successful  applicant  should be  able  to  serve  a minimum of 4 years and shall, upon application by him/her, be eligible for re-appointment for only another term of 4 years or part thereof but not beyond his/her, retiring date from the University.

REMUNERATION
Conditions of service are as applicable in Government subvented universities of Ghana.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Candidates must hold either a Master's Degree in Finance or Accounting from a recognised University or ICA (Ghana), ACCA, ACA, ICMA (Final) in Finance/Accounting.
•   He should, in addition, show evidence of a good grasp of financial administrative procedures and have rich and relevant post-qualification experience of not less than twelve (12) years.

In addition, an applicant must have proven evidence of:

•   Strong leadership skills and dynamism;
•   Being a strategic thinker and takes initiative in policy formulation;
•   Being a team player with excellent interpersonal skills;
•   Good communications and excellent report writing skills;
•   High sense of responsibility and moral integrity; and
•   Experience in the use of Information and Communication Technology
•   Experience in university financial administration at a higher management level would he an advantage.

Location: Tarkwa

How To Apply For The Job

Prospective candidates should send ten (10) copies of their Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates and statements of their vision for the University in not more than five hundred (500) words to the following address:

The Chairman, Search Committee
c/o The Registrar, University of Mines and Technology
P.O. Box 237
Tarkwa, Ghana

Candidates should request three (3) referees to submit confidential reports on them directly to the same address not later than 30th June,2014.

Closing Date: 30 June, 2014