Position Description 

The Administrative Assistant (AA) is responsible for assisting the Regional Office Manager (ROM) in daily administrative work and financial matters relating to the project. 

Responsibilities 

The main responsibilities of the AA include, but are not limited to: 


Provides administrative support to the project and assists the ROM with record-keeping and... bookkeeping 
Develops and maintains required administrative office systems 
Assists the ROM in handling the petty cash account 
Scans all the finance and administration files and keep the electronic filing system 
Maintains tax records and trackers and report taxes in a timely manner 
Oversees the purchase of office supplies and related items 
Maintains travel records and trackers including ticket reservations and visa process 
Maintains inventory tracker and oversees the maintenance of office equipment 
Maintains trackers and ensure the leave records are maintained in personal files 
Supervises the maintenance of the project’s filing system 
Serves as a liaison with home office as necessary 
Performs other administrative tasks assigned by supervisor to ensure efficient and smooth support to the project 


 Qualifications 


Fluency in written and spoken English required, local language skills desirable 
A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field. Significant, directly related professional experience may be substituted for education experience.  
A minimum of three years of relevant experience in an equivalent position 
Prior international donor experience is preferred 
Familiar with MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel software  
Possesses excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills 
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  
Ability to prioritize work assignments and exercise professional judgment required more

Responsibilities include:
• Provide overall leadership, management, and general technical direction of the activity • Lead the strategic planning of the project, including annual work plans, and provide overall vision and strategic planning for implementation • Serve as the principal liaison to USAID and ensure effective coordination with relevant Government of Ghana stakeholders,... other donors/donor-funded projects, investors, and private and public sector stakeholders • Ensure that results, quality standards, and schedules are met on time and within budget • Coordinate closely with USAID and the Government of Ghana in developing, implementing, and reporting on the project • Ensure that project results are accurately and transparently captured and communicated at all levels • Coordinate and manage due diligence support, market research, and financial analyses for businesses • Establish relationships and partnerships with and between institutions • Ensure the integration of women, youth, and other underrepresented persons across programming. • Other duties as assigned
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in international development, economics, finance, trade, agriculture, business administration, or a related field required • Minimum 10 years of experience working in financial services, private sector development, local and foreign direct investment, or trade in Ghana or West Africa • Minimum eight (8) years of supervisory experience • Proven expertise in at least one of the following sectors: agriculture, climate mitigation and adaptation, trade, apparel, WASH, renewable energy, or related sector • Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining relationships and networks with the private sector, business associations, and other actors in economic development • Demonstrated experience supporting development of businesses and/or investors • Excellent communication and interpretation skills, including an ability to negotiate for and mentor project business clients • Ability to cope with and function effectively in high stress and fluid environments • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity • Fluency in English required. Proficiency in at Twi or another local language desired
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 22 January, 2025 more

Responsibilities include:
• Lead efforts to mobilize private sector investments across the agriculture, trade, apparel, climate finance for adaptation/mobilization, WASH, and other high-impact sectors • Manage investor relations. Build and maintain strong partnerships with the private sector • Oversee activities to support financial institutions in increasing the availability of... custom products in order to address financing needs of SMEs and rural farming communities • Recommend technical assistance for capital-seeking businesses and link with services providers that can strengthen the company’s management and operational activities to facilitate growth and investment • Provide advisory support to businesses • Work with the COP and Regulatory and Policy Team Lead to identify trends in regulatory constraints in the transaction cycle, as well as lessons learned to improve policy reform • Seek out and actively engage local firms dedicated to inclusivity and innovation, deliberately ensuring interventions benefit underrepresented groups and apply a gender equity and social inclusion lens to investments • Other duties as assigned
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, business administration, or a related field required • Minimum 7 years of experience identifying and mobilizing private sector investments • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders, including investors, financiers, and the private sector • Experience designing investment promotion campaigns, conducting outreach programs, and engaging in investment forums in key sectors • Proven ability to collaborate with government officials, international donors, and other?local partners. Experience with multi-sectoral programs that address agriculture, climate mitigation and adaptation, trade, apparel, WASH, renewable energy, or a combination of the above • Experience working in West Africa, preferably in Ghana • Experience with USAID programming highly preferred • Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity • Fluency in English required. Proficiency in at Twi or another local language highly desired
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 22 January, 2025 more

Responsibilities include:
• Oversee capacity strengthening efforts for SMEs, including activities that support growth potential, equip them to capitalize on available trade and investment opportunities, and enhance productivity and resilience • Collaborate with the Private Sector Investment team to understand the investment landscape and supports needed for SMEs • Lead education... activities and business training sessions to build SME skills and capacity • Provide advisory support to SMEs, especially for the creation of sustainable employment opportunities • Oversee strategy for empowering youth and women to pursue entrepreneurship • Ensure activities to support SMEs are streamlined with the highest degree of technical quality and consistency, including coordinating with other implementing partners when necessary • Coordinate with or establish a strong network of international development agencies supporting SMEs in Ghana in order to eliminate duplication of effort and utilize support towards the development of SMEs • Other duties as assigned
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, trade, business administration, or a related field required • Minimum 7 years of experience in economic resilience and stability and trade promotion; proven capacity to support SMEs, including women and youth entrepreneurs, to grow and sustain businesses • Experience tailoring financial modeling and business planning for SMEs • Demonstrated experience of international trade standards • Experience utilizing E-commerce and digital platforms • Innovation and flexibility are a must. The successful candidate will be able to show substantive experience in challenging private sector environments and point to accomplishments that required overcoming adversity • Experience working in West Africa, preferably in Ghana • Experience with USAID programming highly preferred • Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity • Fluency in English required. Proficiency in at Twi or another local language highly desired
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 22 January, 2025 more

Responsibilities
• Oversee all activities to facilitate a regulatory environment that encourages alternative financing method, and promote private sector investment and inclusive finance • Coordinate with the Chief of Party and other component team leaders to ensure that all activities are aligned with the overall scope and objectives of the activity • Lead mapping of the policy,... institutions, and regulation landscape, determining responsibilities and identifying elements to change to ensure accountability and effective service delivery • Build on existing capacity strengthening mechanisms to address gaps, and institutionalize capacity strengthening into institutional processes and procedures • Develop and maintain highly collaborative relationships with counterparts and relevant private sector stakeholders • Other duties as assigned
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, agriculture, environmental science, climate science and policy, or a related field required • Minimum 7 years of experience working on financial and environmental sector reforms, inclusive finance, and enhancing private sector enabling environments at the senior level • Demonstrated understanding of the institutional and legal framework in Ghana • Good understanding of operational challenges of providers in Ghana • Proven technical or managerial expertise in at least one of the following sectors: agriculture, climate mitigation and adaptation, trade, apparel, WASH, renewable energy, or related sector • Demonstrated capacity strengthening skills and experience with focus on institutionalizing capacity strengthening systems within partner organizations. • Experience working in West Africa, preferably in Ghana • Experience with USAID programming highly preferred • Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity • Fluency in English required. Proficiency in at Twi or another local language highly desired
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 22 January, 2025 more

TITLE: Procurement Specialist
PROJECT: Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (USAID GHSC-PSM) Ghana
The USAID GHSC-PSM Project is the primary vehicle through which USAID provides supply chain technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service to 1) procure and provide health commodities, 2) improve Ghana’s management of the supply chain, and 3)... collaborate with key stakeholders to support global health initiatives.
The Procurement Specialist will report directly to the USAID GHSC-PSM Procurement and Subcontracts Manager and will help ensure all procurement and contractual transactions are undertaken in compliance with USAID and Chemonics guidelines and procedures.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee management, including regular updating, of the vendor database, with the objective of promoting a more transparent and competitive procurement process;
• Cultivate and manage relationships with local vendors and service providers to ensure they fully understand PSM’s procurement process and systems and requirements; • Draft negotiation memoranda, selection memos and other procurement documentation where applicable, and ensure required documentation is on file for all procurements. The Senior Procurement Specialist is encouraged to provide coaching and mentoring to colleagues to assist in the drafting of all procurement related documentation as necessary; • Manage all project procurement actions and ensure the procurement tracker is up to date and meets USAID regulations and standard reporting requirements. • Manage the procurement process to ensure coordination with programmatic team needs, compliance regarding the solicitation, review and monitoring process and implementation. • Conduct regular audits of the electronic and hard procurement files to ensure compliance with Chemonics International’s procurement documentation requirements. Ensure all procurement information continues to be saved to the central shared drives and conduct a thorough review of old/duplicate procurement electronic files (i.e. files from departed staff members) to extract, update and consolidate historical procurement data, as a first step in creating an accurate, reliable, and up-to-date repository of all procurement data. • Responsible for ensuring that all project staff adhere to the guidelines regulating to procurement; including, but not limited to, planning the procurement, writing appropriate specifications, evaluating offers, monitoring contracts, handling all post-solicitation activities, and maintaining all appropriate documentation. • Conduct routine reviews of task orders to ensure accuracy and compliance with the terms of respective subcontracts as submitted by the warehouse team. • Ensure timely submission of accurate and complete documentation to the Finance department to facilitate payment processing. • Ensure that all contract-related regulatory requirements (e.g., ADS) and procurement regulatory requirements (e.g. FAR and AIDAR) are met in a satisfactory and professional manner; • Respond in a timely manner to procurement requests from project staff • Work directly with local vendors to obtain quotations and initiate procurements of requested commodities and services; • Monitor contracts and purchase orders issued to vendors and follow-up as necessary to ensure compliance to terms and conditions; • Maintain the overall integrity of the procurement filing system by ensuring that appropriate documentation is included in each procurement file; • Maintain the project’s inventory and tracking system; • Assist in developing and maintaining procurement related documentation; • Provide procurement status reports and inventory summaries as requested; • Assist the project to provide training to project staff on procurement policies and procedures; • Advise and work with other project staff to advance project goals and needs.
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, international development, or other related field • Minimum of 5 years management experience in procurement and inventory management. • Experience working on donor-funded development projects, and with USAID programs specifically, is preferred. • Strong knowledge and understanding of USAID regulations, including U.S. government regulations for compliance and oversight • Written and spoken proficiency in English
Location of Assignment
The location of assignment is Accra, Ghana with intermittent travel throughout the country.
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 15 January, 2024 more

TITLE: Regional Logistics Officer.
PROJECT: Ministry of Health/Global Fund Logistics Support Project.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Regional Logistics Officer will primarily provide technical support to the Regional Health Administration (RHAs) to implement supply chain prioritized interventions. The Officer will organize, coordinate, and facilitate the implementation of health commodities supply chain... activities at the regional level in collaboration with GHS, MOH Headquarters, and Implementing Partners (IPs).
The officer will specifically support the Regional Health Administration in: the implementation of the Ghana Integrated Logistics Management Information System (GhiLMIS), standardization and scale up of last mile distribution (LMD), inventory management of program commodities, gathering and analysis of logistics data to inform supply chain decisions at regional level, bi-monthly central level distribution, provision of targeted supportive supervision to lower level health facilities and, associated reporting requirements.
SCOPE OF WORK AND TERMS OF REFERENCE
Regional Logistics Support for GhiLMIS Related Activities
• On Boarding Data Validation and Onboarding on GhiLMIS Lite • Support the GhiLMIS implementation team (SSDM-LMU, P&S, Regional GhiLMIS team and S4D) to onboard and train (virtual or through other means) of health professionals at CHPS level.
Inventory Management
• Work closely with RMS Managers and program coordinators at the regional level for effective inventory management of public health commodities. This includes but not limited to: • Support the regions in the requisition of program commodities from the central level through the GhiLMIS, for the following program areas: TB, HIV, Malaria, Family Planning, MNCH and any other program as may be determined. • Support RMSs to process facility orders in GhiLMIS that include essential medicines, program medicines and non-drug consumables supplied to SDPs through the last mile distribution (LMD) mechanism. • In collaboration with the RMS team, review facility requisitions sent via GhiLMIS to ensure that Program commodities have been ordered as expected. • Work with RMS Managers to plan and execute cycle count for all commodities based on established schedule to improve the accuracy of the data in the system. • Work with RMS Managers to conduct periodic data quality audit (GhiLMIS versus primary inventory data sources) and use results to improve data accuracy in GhiLMIS.
Generate Reports
• Work with the GhiLMIS implementation team to generate, analyze, and use various GhiLMIS reports to support operations and decision making by the RMS leadership, the regional supply chain coordinating committees, the LMU/SSDM, public health programs, and partners. • Generate regional reports based on purchase order state status in GhiLMIS to follow up on facility with outstanding transaction including outstanding receipts to address them. • Collaborate with GhiLMIS implementation team to support the Logistics Management Unit (SSDM-LMU) to generate monthly stock status reports leveraging GhiLMIS data in collaboration with partners to improve system utilization.
Promoting System Utilization
• Work with the GhiLMIS implementation team, especially S4D to provide remote regional support to facility level end-users to address issues reported on respective regional GhiLMIS collaborative platforms. • Work with LMU and S4D to provide immediate support to users to ensure consistent response(s) to resolution of immediate needs, incidents and technical issues, service requests, status reporting and notification of changes related to GhiLMIS. • Participate in supportive supervision exercises conducted by the respective RMS/THs to provide GhiLMIS end-users with on-the-job training to ensure system usability as well as provide functional support to address functional and visibility issues. • Work with GhiLMIS implementation team to support RMSs/SDPs to optimize GhiLMIS use in transacting all commodity movement transactions to ensure adequate and timely data in the system.
Support Analytics
• Work with GhiLMIS implementation team to ensure system utilization by reviewing system usage reports and analytics to target support to low performing facilities and users to improve system use.
1b. Regional Logistics General Support
Provide technical support (data analytic, presentation, facilitation etc.) to promote a functioning regional level supply chain coordinating committee and facilitate regular committee meetings and activities.
• Support the development and dissemination of monthly/quarterly supply chain analytical reports to Management of the Project as well as Management of the Regional Health Directorates. • Support and monitor the implementation of last mile distribution (LMD) in the region and provide technical assistance for the implementation of LMD standardized framework including the tasks associated with determining commodity volume as part of implementing LMD initiative. • Provide supply chain management technical assistance to the RHA and RMS to support lower-level health systems strengthening initiatives through regular targeted supportive supervision to districts and service delivery points. • Support the RMSs and health facilities in the respective region to prepare and submit accurate and timely inventory and stock status reports including key recommendations to Programs (NACP, NMCP, FHD, TB) and identified regional and central level stakeholders utilizing GhiLMIS. Similarly, follow up with the Programs and central level authorities to provide feedback on submitted reports to the RMSs and appropriate health facilities with data from GhiLMIS. • Participate in monitoring implementation of specific inventions by GHS and/or GHSC- PSM and other IPs including activities aimed at improving logistics management practices at lower levels.
Ensure that the RHAs:
• are regularly engaged on logistics management issues. • are involved in monitoring, supervision and capacity building activities. • prioritize strengthening logistics management in their regional work plans and budgets. • Participate in forecasting and supply planning, and procurement planning of health commodities. • Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in health or supply chain or business-related discipline. • A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in supply chain management including experience with order management, inventory management, warehousing/storage and product distribution. • Data analysis, reporting and presentation skills. • Good understanding of Ghana’s Public Health Value Chain. • Excellent communications skills with ability to lead meetings. • Resourcefulness and a desire to help others. • Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. • Ability to work independently or in a team setting is necessary. • Must be able to learn and support new and fast changing technologies. • Ability to work under pressure. • Must have a good command of the English language
Location:
• Kintampo (Bono East) • Worawora (Oti) • Damongo (Savannah) • Wa (Upper West) • Sefwi Wiawso (Western North) • Tamale (Northern)
Supervision
The employee will report directly to the Project Coordinator or his designee.
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 15 January, 2024 more

TITLE: Teaching Hospital Logistics Support Officer
PROJECT: Ministry of Health/Global Fund Logistics Support Project
JOB DESCRIPTION
Teaching Hospital Logistics Support officers will primarily provide logistics and supply chain management support to the Teaching Hospital Medical Stores (THMS) and Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) Clinics at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Teaching... Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital and Ho Teaching Hospital to ensure product availability and accountability for effective service delivery; and to support visibility into public health commodity logistics data for decision-making.
The Teaching Hospital Logistics Support Officer will specifically support their respective Directors of Pharmacy, the Managers of the Teaching Hospital Medical Stores (THMS) and the ART Clinics on inventory management of program commodities, gathering and analysis of logistics data to inform supply chain decisions, bi-monthly central level distribution and implementation of national level supply chain reforms including the LMIS. The officer will also be required to support client medication refill and adherence counselling. He/She is also expected to prepare, share and report on program commodity status situation to relevant stakeholders.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Teaching Hospital Logistics Support for GhiLMIS Related Activities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support THMS/ART Clinic to conduct monthly physical counts for program commodities. • Support THMS to prepare and submit accurate and timely inventory and stock status reports, via GhiLMIS, with key recommendations to Pharmacy Management and central offices for timely decision-making and conduct follow-up with central level authorities. • Update and report on commodity consumption data and maintain health commodity logistics database. • Contribute to THMS requisition process for receiving commodities from central level as part of the central level bi-monthly distributions and support input of product receipt and consumption data on GhiLMIS. • Provide general technical logistics management support to THMS to prepare and implement action plans to address identified supply chain management issues. • Participate in monitoring implementation of specific inventions by MOH/GHS Health Programs, GHSC-PSM and other IPs including activities aimed at improving logistics management practices in the facility. • Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor
Qualification Required & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical science, health or supply chain or business-related discipline. • A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in supply chain management including experience with order management, inventory management, warehousing/storage and product distribution. • Data analysis, reporting and presentation skills. • Good understanding of Ghana’s Public Health Value Chain. • Excellent communications skills with ability to lead meetings. • Resourcefulness and a desire to help others. • Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. • Ability to work independently or in a team setting is necessary. • Must be able to learn and support new and fast changing technologies. • Ability to work under pressure. • Must have a good command of the English language
Location:
• Cape Coast Teaching Hospital • Tamale Teaching Hospital • Ho Teaching Hospital • Sunyani Teaching Hospital
Supervision
The employee will report directly to the Project Coordinator or his designee.
Location: Cape Coast. Tamale. Sunyani & Ho

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Closing Date: 15 January, 2024 more

TITLE: Regional HIV/AIDS Program Officer
PROJECT: Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management
JOB DESCRIPTION
(USAID GHSC-PSM) Ghana
• The USAID GHSC-PSM Project is the primary vehicle through which USAID provides supply chain technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service to 1) procure and provide health commodities, 2) Improve Ghana’s management of... the supply chain, and 3) collaborate with key stakeholders to support global health initiatives.
• The Regional HIV/AIDS Program Officer will report directly to the USAID GHSC-PSM Public Health Programs Team Lead and will provide technical support to, and liaise closely with the Western Regional Health Directorate (Ghana Health Service) and key stakeholders to ensure regional level HIV/AIDS commodity availability and security
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
• Coordinate and provide technical support to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in regional forecasting of HIV/AIDS commodities and to prepare and regularly update regional supply plans. • Regularly report on stock status of commodities, as well as health facility performance as relates to HIV commodity in prioritized facilities in identified Districts. • Work with relevant stakeholders to facilitate implementation of ARV optimization including as per updated ART guidelines • To provide supply chain technical support for the implementation of multi-month dispensing of ARVs to identified clients in prioritized facilities • Conduct monitoring and supportive supervision visits to ART sites in the region to provide supply chain on-job-training and monitor performance to ensure continuous commodity availability. • To provide technical assistance and logistical support to the MoH/GHS in HIV commodity distribution to ensure adequate stocks to meet client needs. • Inform leadership of potential regional level short-term technical assistance needs as required. • Assist with preparing regional specific work plans, quarterly and annual reports, activity reports and other related communications. • Provide technical support to staff of ART sites to ensure Ghana Integrated Logistics Management Information System (GhiLMIS) system use to promote timely and accurate reporting. • Support regional supply chain governance structures and technical working groups with facility data analytics for improved regional level HIV supply chain decision making • Perform other duties as required and assigned.
Qualification Required & Experience
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the principal duties.
• Bachelor’s degree in health systems, public policy, supply chain, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred. • Minimum five (5) years of relevant work experience. • Experience working on a USAID or donor-funded project will be an added advantage. • Experience building effective relationships with cooperating partners and stakeholders, especially government counterparts at national and regional levels. • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with the ability to communicate effectively in a cross-cultural environment. • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity. • Fluency in English required
Level of Effort and Location
This is a long-term position and will be based in the Bibiani, Western Region, Ghana
Supervision
The Regional HIV/AIDS Program Officer will report directly to the USAID GHSC-PSM Public Health Programs Team Lead.
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 18 November, 2024 more

TITLE: Project Acountant
PROJECT: Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (USAID GHSC-PSM) Ghana
JOB DESCRIPTION
Chemonics in Ghana implements the USAID GHSC-PSM project and provides support in the implementation of activities relating to provision of oxygen services at selected health facilities in Ghana. The Long term Project Accountant will provide finance support to... this project.
The USAID GHSC-PSM Project is the primary vehicle through which USAID will 1) procure and provide health commodities, 2) provide technical assistance to improve Ghana’s management of the supply chain, and 3) collaborate with key international stakeholders to support global health initiatives.
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management Program (GHSC-PSM), also provides support in the implementation of activities relating to provision of oxygen services at selected health facilities in Ghana. The goal of this activity is to support critical gap filling of oxygen monitoring and delivery devices based on recent health facility assessments to ensure adequate oversight is provided in the use of available systems. The focus will include making available relevant equipment and services that will support patient monitoring and the delivery of safe and effective oxygen for the management of patients in selected health facilities.
Chemonics will require accounting support in the implementation of aforementioned activities. As such, Chemonics is recruiting a Project Accountant, who will report directly to the Chemonics Senior Finance Manager and will be responsible for project accounting and ensuring strict compliance to Chemonics policies and USAID regulations.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)
The Project Accountant is responsible for the following principal duties and responsibilities:
• Assist Senior Finance Manager and Finance Team in all aspects of project accounting and financial management, particularly strict adherence to Chemonics policies and procedures, USAID rules and regulations, and Ghanaian law. • Assisting the Finance Team in processing advance requests, expense reports, invoices, and working advances for payment, to address any backlog due to increase in project activities and prevent future backlog. • Manage the accounting cycle, including the processing of accounting transactions in accordance to the general principles of accounting and Chemonics policies and procedures and preparing appropriate documentation of journal entries, payment requests, and general ledger reconciliations. • Ensure that incurred costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable in accordance with USAID cost principles and Chemonics policies and procedures. • Prepare submission of all tax withholdings (payroll income tax, deduction at source) to relevant parties. • Support Senior Finance Manager and Finance Team as a liaison to other administrative and technical components to manage project financial budgeting and expenditure progress. • Perform other duties as required or assigned.
Qualification Required & Experience
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the principal duties.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required. • Minimum of four (4) years of experience; USAID experience preferred • Excellent interpersonal and communications skills • Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity • Fluency in English required
Level of Effort and Location
• This long-term position is based in Accra, Ghana with intermittent travel throughout the country.
Supervision
• The Project Accountant will report directly to the Senior Finance Manager.
Location: Accra

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Closing Date: 18 November, 2024 more