Deputy Chief Finance Officer (Deputy CFO) at Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)

We have started building our professional LinkedIn page. Follow Company: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) Location: Ghana State: Jobs in Accra Job type: Full-Time Job category: Accounting Jobs in Ghana No views yet Job Description Job Title: Deputy Chief Finance Officer (Deputy CFO) Department: Office of the Commandant (OOC) Reports to: Chief Finance Officer Supervise: Finance Officers and Finance Assistants Job purpose

• To provide support in the co-ordination of the work in the Finance Unit and to ensure the provision of overall financial support to internal and external clients.

• The Deputy Chief Finance Officer shall support the implementation of KAIPTC’s Programmes, by providing technical support and advice in Strategic Financial Management, Financial Accounting and Reporting to all programmes and operations.

• The Deputy CFO shall support the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) in the management of the daily Financial Accounting and Financial Administration Procedures at the Centre by ensuring that routine Policies, Procedures and Systems are in effective operation, and to deputize for the CFO in his/her absence.

Main Duties

• Assist in the day to day running of the unit and also provide advice and information to the Chief Finance Officer.

• Provide technical assistance in financial management and administration to the CFO, finance staff, and other staff to ensure operations are in conformity with KAIPTC’s Policies and Procedures

• Perform reconciliation of ledgers in accounting software and prepare periodic reports and other required Financial Information (i.e. Management accounts, Variance reports, Trial Balance, Income Statements, Balance Sheet, Cash flow Statement, etc).

• Preparation of Invoices for Courses and periodic financial reports for submission to Donors and or other Partners.

• Administering the Centre’s operational budgets and prepare monthly Bank Reconciliation Statements.

• Assist departments in preparing periodic budgets for inclusion in the Centre’s Workplan Budget.

• Authorize transactions within limits to be set by CFO and also report/ discuss significant financial issues requiring management attention.

• Maintaining relationships with Business partners particularly suppliers, hotels, publishers and other service providers to ensure optimal benefits from the business relationship in the interest of the Centre.

• Monitoring and reviewing daily and monthly expenditure to ensure conformity with budgets and also highlight variances.

• Monitor and report on staff compliance with the organization’s financial policies including use of general office equipment etc.

• Assists the CFO in ensuring that operations and implementation procedures ar...