College Finance Officer at Jasikan College of Education

The College Finance Officer is the Chief Accounting Officer of the College and the Chief Finance Advisor to the Principal. He/She is responsible to the Principal for the financial administration of the College. He/She:

•  Has general responsibility for the administration of the financial affairs of the College that will ensure its financial health
•  Is responsible for implementation of policies relating to accounting and financial control in the college
•  Ensures that financial statements and annual budget of the college are prepared and presented for approval and implementation
•  Liaises with appointed external auditors to get the college’s financial statements audited
•  Superintends over all accounting officers, treasury management and expenditure in line with the College’s objectives and budgets
•  Ensures that information on all college property, assets, stocks, valuables and all funds properly recorded and kept in an assets register
•  Collects all legitimate revenue due the college and maintains the accounting functions of other self-accounting and income generating units of the college
•  Performs any other functions assigned by the Principal of the college

Qualification Required & Experience

Applicant must:

•  Hold a good first degree or comparable qualification plus a professional qualification or a master’s degree in Finance/Accounting from a recognised institution of higher learning would be appropriate
•  Be a member of a recognised accountancy professional body
•  Have served as a Deputy Finance Officer in a college of Education of comparable grade in a similar institution/organisation for at least 4 years
•  Be able to serve as a minimum of 1 term of 4 years before he/she attains the compulsory retirement age of 60 years
•  Have evidence of in-depth grasp and application of systems and procedures for financial administration in tertiary educational institutions/colleges of Education in Ghana.
•  Be able to carry out corporate planning with respect to annual budgeting, budgetary control and long term or strategic planning regarding all the finances of the college
•  Have demonstrated ability to liaise with Ministries, Departments and agencies (MDAs) in respect of financial matters affecting the college
•  Have a clear understanding of and be able to prepare and consolidate final accounts and also comment on management reports for external auditors
•  Have hands-on ability work independently and under pressure to meed deadlines
•  Possess proactive commercial flair and be analytical, critical, result-oriented, innovative and visionary
•  Be able to build strong team spirit, direct, train/develop and motivate staff
•  Be familiar with accounting software and have very good IT, communication, interpersonal and supervisory skills