Accounting Officer at GrowthAid

About GrowthAid

GrowthAid is a not-for-profit non-governmental organization limited by guarantee. Our vision is of a world where everyone has adequate access to safe water and sanitation and where no one dies from preventable diseases. GrowthAid works in collaboration with like-minded organizations to reach poor and marginalized people with safe water, improved sanitation, and hygiene services.

We hold our values of accountability, integrity, transparency, and respect dearly and demonstrate these in what we do and how we work.

Position Overview

The Accounting Officer works in collaboration with other finance staff to support the Head of Finance and IT to ensure that GrowthAid operates within a healthy financial environment and meets all of its obligations and accountabilities on time. The position holder will provide sound accounting and financial services based on accounting principles and organization policy to support the organization to achieve its strategic objectives. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the organization to implement efficient and diligent financial practices.

Key Information

• Location: Tema, Ghana
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Reports to: Head of Finance

Main Relationships

Finance and IT Officer, Operations Manager, Programmes Manager, Executive Director, HR, Project Officers, Consultants, Partners, Finance interns and volunteers.

Essential Responsibilities

Accounting

• Ensure that proper and reliable books of accounts are kept
• Ensure that prompt and accurate entries are made for all financial and technical transactions in accounting software (Sage/Sun, QuickBooks, etc.) and technical software (SICS)
• Maintain accurate and reliable financial and technical ledgers