Finance Officer - Jhpiego

Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For 40 years and in over 155 countries, Jhpiego has worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families.

Jhpiego Corporation in Ghana has been providing technical support to the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service for the past 40 years in a variety of technical areas including cervical cancer treatment and prevention, community health, HIV and AIDS, maternal and newborn health, health workforce capacity development (both pre-service and in-service), family planning, malaria, and IPC/WASH.

Job Description

RISE is a five-year global project funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID—that works with countries to achieve a shared vision of attaining and maintaining epidemic control, with stronger local partners capable of managing and achieving results through sustainable, self-reliant and resilient health systems.

The project is led by Jhpiego with the following partners: ICAP at Columbia University, Management Sciences for Health, Anova, BAO Systems, Johns Hopkins University Centre for Public Health and Human Rights, and Mann Global Health.  

With funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), RISE is working in selected countries, including Ghana, to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

In line with the ministry of health's priorities, the project is planning to rollout national vaccination plans, including ensuring health care workers are prepared to implement and monitor this plan; providing focused and clinically relevant capacity building for clinicians providing COVID-19 case management. 

We are currently looking for dynamic individuals to fill the following positions: Finance

Officer

• Duration: 1 year   
• Job Location: Accra

Job Overview

The effective operation of the company’s Finance function.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures timely completion of all transactions in a timely and efficient manner.
• Maintains accurate accounts of the transactions of the company.
• Properly completes all transactions authorized by the Director of Finance and Administration in accordance with laid down processes and procedures.
• Prepares periodic financial statements and supports notes in accordance with the policies of the company.
• Prepares financial commentary with regards to the quarterly financial statements (variance and profitability analyses).
• Assists with the preparation and tracking of budget.
• Ensures that payment vouchers are filled in on a timely basis.
• Reviews travel expense reports from staff for entry into QBE.

• Ensures that financial documents are stamped ‘paid’ on a timely basis.
• Reviews all financial documents to ensure laid down processes before processing them for payment.
• Oversees the filing of all MCSP VAT photocopy for VRPO and submit monthly to DFA for review and processing.
• Follows up on VRPO and withholding tax certificates from appropriate agencies
• Reviews both electronic and hard copy filing of all FAA reports.
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Required Skills or Experience

• A good first degree in Business Administration, Accounting or its equivalent.
• Part-professional qualification in Accounting, from recognized professional Accounting bodies i.e. ICA, ACCA.
• Significant knowledge and working experience in Accounting/Financial Management.
• Knowledge of Financial Management practices in Ghana.
• Knowledge of Office Processes and Procedures.
• At least 1 - 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Report writing, facilitation, presentation skills required.
• Knowledge and experience of QBE essential.