Camfed Ghana is seeking to recruit motivated and dynamic individuals to support its programmes.

Under the direction of the Head of Finance, the Finance Manager is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and smooth running of an accurate and up-to-date accounting system; providing management information for planning, control and decision making, providing timely and accurate financial reports.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

•   Ensuring accurate and timely entry of data into Sun Systems and maintaining complete documentation of all financial transactions and audit trails, involvement in budgeting process, forecast and financial planning, provision of financial management advice and other technical support to functional departments, preparing cash flow forecast and monitoring daily cash position, ensuring monthly and timely analysis and reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts, production of fortnight, monthly and quarterly management and donor reports, supporting the preparation of financial report packs and annual accounts, supervising and managing the performance of the finance team for effective delivery, working with Head of Finance to put in place a system which ensures that all major risks are identified, analysed, mitigated and monitored on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis and any other duties as defined by line manager.

Qualification Required & Experience

The successful candidates must have strong social and interpersonal skills, an eye for accuracy and detail, ability to use own initiatve and work unsupervised and the flexibility to travel.

•   You must have a postgraduate degree in Finance/Accounting, a chartered professional qualification (CA, ACCA, CIMA, or its equivalent), a minimum of 5 years of experience in international development sector, including donor grants management, good knowledge of international development issues particularly, gender and education and experience of working with an international NGO.
•   You must have strong leadership, strategic planning and project management and scheduling skills.

Location: Tamale

How To Apply For The Job

More information about the positions can be found at our website: www.camfed.org/jobs. Please email your CV (maximum 2 pages) and cover letter (maximum 1 page) to: ghana@camfed.org. Please use the job title in the subject line of the email.

Closing Date: 11 June, 2013

Applications which do not meet these criteria will be rejected. Only shortlisted candidates will be considered for an interview. Previous candidates need not apply.

Camfed Ghana is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and equality, and does not discriminate on any grounds.