Vacancy: Finance Coordinator

Job Description

• Branch: Accra


• Start date: Would be communicated.


• Expiry date for applications: 14th February 2022 (Close of business)


• Working hours: Daily 8h00 till 17h00 or as required to fulfill one’s responsibilities.

General Description:

Accounts Payable

• Responsible for the safekeeping of all company invoices and expense authorizations, checkbooks, and petty cash vouchers.


• Responsible for disbursement of Loans, Refunds, Opex, and any other payment within approved limit via EFT, Momo, etc.


• Ensure timely payments of vendor invoices and expense vouchers and maintain accurate records and control reports.


• Responsible for MT files upload and payment including FX payments.


• Responsible for Consolidation and Banker's draft loan disbursement and Opex payments.


• Constant review of Host-to-Host Momo payment and ensure timely resolution of queries.


• Responsible for daily Rural Bank loan transfers/disbursements.


• Ensure documentation is accurate and submitted to Operations Department for Cash Saver payment.


• Prepare and send applicable tax certificates including Withholding on VAT credit certificate to vendors.


• Create payment files for ISE payments (Travel, Data, Incentives, Loyalty, New recruits’ incentives, and ISE Fees) on a weekly and monthly basis and initiate payment.


• Effect daily Invest payment as per approved matured schedule.


• Address all payment queries and escalate unresolved issues appropriately to Operations Department and Financial Controller.


• Custodian of accurate cheque and payment registers reflective of daily payments.


• Responsible for prompt cheque issuance to creditors and suppliers.


• Responsible for monitoring all cashiers’ duties at all branches and ensuring adequate controls are kept at all times within the branches and head office petty cash payments.

Cash and Bank Management

• Responsible for the downloading of bank statements on a daily basis to monitor for fraud


• Ensure at first-hand sufficient cash flows to run the daily business including branches.


• Distribution of daily bank e-wallet balances to relevant recipients in the first hour of the day.


• Responsible for reconciling the bank accounts every week and providing the necessary information to management.


• Be responsible for Cash in Transit to all the branches and ensure the branches has adequate cash balances for the daily business.


• Build relevant and important relationships at the company’s bank.


• Building and maintaining relationships with employees, clients, vendors

General

• Create monthly WHT Tax and WHT VAT schedules for approval by Financial Controller and CFO and for submission to Ghana Revenue Authority.


• Prepare Imported Services schedule for review and submission.


• Responsible for all other finance-related matters which may arise relating to any of the above, and those arising to the needs of our growing business.

Required Skills or Experience

• A bachelor's Degree is essential (majoring in Accounting or Finance is an advantage).


• Must have at least three (3) years of relevant working experience in a similar role.


• Excellent knowledge of IT systems including Microsoft Office and e-mail.

Skills / Attributes

• Attention to great details;


• Hard working and driven;


• Excellent communication skills;


• Excellent knowledge of accounting and tax principles;


• Positive attitude;


• Excellent management skills;


• Accurate and fast worker;


• Good interpersonal skills;


• Neat and organized person.