Finance and Compliance Officer at Green Revolution in Africa

 Reporting to the West Africa Regional Head, the Finance and Compliance Officer will perform compliance oversight of USAID regulations, advise the Country manager on issues of timeliness and seek ways to accelerate processes internally such that deliverables are met, offering insight on potential bottlenecks to delivery.

 The Finance and Compliance Officer will also be the primary point of contact for grantees with respect to training needs and questions as they concern grant implementation and will further liaise with AGRA executives and AGRA’s internal audit unit to draw attention to specific capacity concerns of sub-grantees in the general area of grant, systems, and policy compliance. In addition, the person will provide finance administrative support to the Country Office

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Support process to ensure Ghana country office meets professional standards, accepted business practices, donor awards and internal standards.
•  Ensure ethical and a pragmatic approach to compliance to assist the Ghana office manage risk and maintain a positive reputation.
•  Address grantees and employee concerns or questions on compliance matters.
•  Educate staff and grantees in instituting practices that will ensure the highest possible level of compliance.
•  Assist in Grant pipeline updating and monitoring.
•  Assist in financial fiduciary and checking concurrence to award terms on financial reports to donors.
•  Assist the country managers on operational issues.
•  Payroll preparation (including routine update of payroll information, posting and reconciliation.
•  Cost allocation in collaboration with management accounting.
•  Review of payroll system and interface with Navision and reconciliation/linking in collaboration with IT (business systems analyst).
•  Ensuring receipt of timesheets and ensuring payroll costs allocation as per timesheets.
•  Review of staff accounts reconciliation, generation of payroll adjustments and communication to staff.
•  Bank reconciliations and resolution of outstanding issues and any detected anomalies.
•  Tracking of income including donor receipts due and maintaining of tracking schedules on pending pledges in collaboration with programs finance team.
•  Review of travel claims, accountabilities, staff claims in the accounting system and on hard copies (journals and invoices).
•  Assist in the preparation of financial statements and schedules.

Qualification Required & Experience

Academic, Professional Qualifications and Relevant experience:

•  A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, an MBA in a relevant field will be an added advantage.
•  A fully-qualified CPA/CA/ACCA/CIMA certification.
•  At least 5 years of professional experience in accounting, finance, or financial monitoring, or auditing and compliance.
•  At least 4 years of experience in international development, including experience in development projects funded by donors.
•  At least 3 years’ experience working on USAID funded projects as sub awards/ grants/ finance/ compliance officer.
•  Familiar with and experience in working with International Finance Regulations and Reporting Standards and requirements.
•  Demonstrate knowledge of taxation regulation in Ghana and West Africa.
•  Proactive: alertness and vigilance to potential breaches in compliance and actively enforcing a mandatory reporting policy and seeking out any weakness and offering solutions.
•  Intelligent and willing to keep learning on constantly changing legislation and awards expectations.
•  Hands-on knowledge of the major ERP software would be a distinct advantage;
•  Excellent English and knowledge of local languages an asset.