SDA College of Education Recruitment for Finance Officer

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for SDA College of Education Recruitment for Finance Officer.

Adventist College of Education is a teacher education college in Asokore. The college is located in Eastern / Greater Accra zone. It is one of the about 40 public colleges of education in Ghana. The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.

Job Description:

  • Company: SDA College of Education
  • Location: Ghana
  • State: Koforidua
  • Job type: Full-Time

The Finance Officer’s position is a top management position heading a major division of the College.

Duties/Responsibilities

The Finance Officer:

  • Is the Chief Accounting Officer of the College and the Chief Financial Advisor to the Principal;
  • Has general responsibilities for the administration otter financial affairs of the College that will ensure its financial health and he/she exercises direct su­perintendence over all accounting officers;
  • Is responsible for collecting all legitimate revenue due to the College;
  • Exercises control over expenditure in line with the College’s objectives and budgets;
  • Has the duty of preparing the annual budget of the College for presentation to the appropriate govern­ing body for approval and implementation;
  • Is also responsible for ensuring that the financial statements of the College are drawn up in accord­ance with the law establishing the Colleges, the Stat­utes, applicable accounting standards and all other Regulations approved by the College as well all oth­er relevant national laws; and
  • Liaises with the appointed external auditors to get the College’s financial statements audited.

Qualifications

Applicant must hold a good first degree or compara­ble qualification plus a professional qualification or a Masters degree in Finance would be appropriate.

He/ She must have served as a Deputy Finance Officer in a College of Education or comparable grade in a similar institution/organization for at least (4) years.

In addition, applicants must:

  • Be analytical, critical, result-oriented, innovative and visionary;
  • Possess hands-on ability to sock independently;
  • Possess excellent communication, interpersonal , and supervisory skills
  • Be a good team player
  • Possess strong IT skills and familiarity with accounting software
  • Be able to work under pressure to meet deadline and
  • Possess proactive commercial flair.

How to Apply

Interested applicants for any Of the advertised positions above must apply to the College on or before November 19, 2019.

All applications including appropriate qualifications and Curriculum Vitae must be addressed to The College Principal as follows:

SDA College of Education

P O. Box 18

Asokore, Koforidua

Contact Info: 026-229-5918

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