Accountant at Ghana News Agency (GNA)

Job Overview

The Ghana News Agency (GNA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified, result-driven, competent, and dynamic professionals to fill a vacant position as an Accountant.

Position Details

• Job Title: Accountant
• Location: Accra, Ghana
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Job Category: Accounting

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare Statement of Accounts to Adverts Clients
• Receive, keep custody of, and effect payment from consolidated and other public funds
• Initiate the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports
• Implement approved accounting and financial policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidelines, and work plans to achieve targeted objectives of the Agency
• Identify control risk measures in financial transactions and procedures, and propose improvements to the Assistant Manager for implementation
• Vet payment vouchers, invoices, and other documents, and process through the General Ledger for approval and payment
• Reconcile balance sheet items and/or General Ledger for review by the Manager
• Maintain and update data and records in approved Accounting Software for all payment vouchers and journals
• Maintain and update records of all accounting transactions across all accounts
• Prepare variance analysis of revenue and expenditure against budget and report any deviations for corrective action
• Maintain and update the Fixed Assets Register for the institution
• Collate budget inputs from all departments for the preparation of the institution's annual budget
• Process payment of employees' benefits entitlements in line with approved conditions of service
• Process monthly payroll for all staff for approval and payment
• Review monthly payroll reports to identify inconsistencies for redress