GIZ Accounts Officer Job Vacancy In Ghana

Job
Description

Accounts
Officer with the Programme “Promoting Integrated Climate Risk Management and
Transfer Approaches (ProCliMaT)”

Main
Responsibilities and Tasks:

The
accounting professional is responsible for financial planning, monitoring
and bookkeeping for the programme
Ensuring
that financial administration functions well in accordance with GIZ
standard procedures
Effectively
coordinating with the staff of the finance team or the Accounts Team at
the GIZ country office in Accra
Cash
payments and deposits at the bank

The
accounting professional performs the following tasks:
Financial services

Monitors
income, expenditure and the monthly bank reconciliation
Manages
the cash management of the programme in coordination with GIZ Country
Office
Monitors
real accounts (payables, receivables) and reports regularly to the head of
program

Internal
control

Checks
the vouchers and receipts received by the programme for completeness and
corrects these where necessary
Advises
on financial aspects of the programme
Prepares
the programme for internal controls and /or revisions in accordance
with GIZ’s internal controlling manual

General
services for the programme

Prepares
monthly and annual budgets and monitors deviations; maintains the
programme’s cashbook, bankbook, onsite assets for inventory
Carries
out accounting tasks using WINPACCS accounting software and prepares
monthly end-of-period accounts and bank reconciliation vouchers
Submits
the regular accounts from the project bookkeeping, cashbooks and account
balance vouchers (through or from WINPACCS) to the officer responsible for
the contract and cooperation and forwards them to GIZ Country Office where
applicable
Routinely
monitors costs in accordance with project requirements
Prepares
quarterly/annually analyses of expenditure compared to the program budget
(budget monitoring)
Prepares
financial contributions
Assists
with the transfer of funds up to a value of 2.500 EUR for the
programme
Support
the programme management and the programme team in Ghana with internal and
external communication
Supporting
the coordination, preparation and after-care with local and international
consulting companies and experts
Coordination
of internal and external communication, e.g. receiving of calls, handling
of the programme’s email account, issuing regular communication (e.g.
monthly newsletter etc)
Assisting
the program bureau in other office management areas to be discussed in the
individual case

Other
duties/additional tasks:

Fulfills
responsibilities for filing, compliance to GIZ internal regulations (OuR),
procurement, job cards, car logbooks and others
Reports
all problems with financial administration and compliance without delay
Is
responsible for electronic and paper filing in accordance with GIZ rules
Performs
other duties and tasks at the request of management

Required
Skills or Experience

Bsc/BA
in accounting and auditing or similar area
At
least 3 years’ professional experience in a comparable position
Knowing
GIZ accounting, procurement and financing regulation is a strong asset
Other
knowledge, additional competences in-depth knowledge of accounting
software
Good
working knowledge of ICT technologies (related software, phone, fax,
email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
Confidential
handling of data and information very good knowledge of the European
language widely used in the country, ideally a knowledge of German
Willingness
to up-skill as required by the tasks to be performed -corresponding
measures are agreed with management

How
to Apply

Interested
and suitable applicants are to forward their applications with a detailed
Curriculum Vitae and a half to one-page letter addressing the applicant’s
motivation by email to hr-ghana@giz.de not later than 31.05.2015
Kindly
note that only short-listed applicants would be contacted.
If
you do not hear from us 2 weeks after the deadline, please consider your
application unsuccessful.