Key Responsibilities
• Together with the resource mobilization team, develop budgets for funding proposals that comply with (donor) guidelines, including the identification and assessment of financial risks for IRC Ghana • Reviewing, understanding and monitoring of contractual commitments, including the timely invoicing of project costs to partners and donors • Recording of administrative flows to provide project management information, including cash flow forecasts • Preparing financial progress reports and project overviews to donors and ensuring that all supporting documents for donor reporting are made available according to donor requirements • Payroll management - ensuring that staff salaries are processed timely and all statutory deductions affected and paid in accordance with the laws of Ghana • Facilitating statutory/donor specific audits and ensure that corrective action plans approved by the Ghana team in response to all audit queries are implemented as planned in collaboration with project team • Establish banking relations and arrangements to leverage the organization liquidity as well as to minimize bank and other related charges and risk • Preparing end-of-project financial reports and project evaluations as well as coordinating project audits • Facilitating the complete and proper reporting of project finances for incorporation in IRC's general ledger, quarterly reporting and annual accounts (such as work-in-progress balances and expenditure accruals) • Contributing to the development and maintenance of information systems (Exact ERP), General Ledger and improvement of procedures • Preparing statutory reports to ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with IRC policies, procedures, local laws and IRC Ghana annual audits • Facilitating the complete and proper reporting of project finances for incorporation in IRC's general ledger, quarterly reporting and annual accounts (such as work-in-progress balances and expenditure accruals). • Contributing to the development and maintenance of information systems (Exact ERP), General ledger and improvement of procedures • Preparing statutory reports to ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with IRC policies, procedures, local laws and IRC Ghana annual audits
Qualification Required & Experience
• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent with at least 3 years of experience • Professional accounting certification CA, ACCA or other equivalent advance qualification will be added advantage • Excellent knowledge of and experience with MS excel and enterprise resources and planning (ERP) software e.g Exact (Synergy) and Global) and Sumatra • Knowledge of Government of Ghana financial management systems and procedures will be an advantage • Pro-active, hands-on attitude with strong analytical and reporting skills • Strong communication and negotiable skills and able to work in a multicultural and inclusive environment • Fluent in English, verbally and in writing
Contract Period:
• The candidate will initially be offered a one-year contract including six-month's probation. The contract is renewable subject to good performance and availability of funds
Location: Accra

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications together with the following documents to the email below:
• A detailed CV that includes a reliable telephone number and email address and contacts of three referees • Photocopies of relevant certificates of highest academic qualifications

Or can send application to:
The Administrative Officer IRC Ghana P.O.Box CT 9531 Cantonments, Accra
Closing Date: 22 August, 2025