Job Overview

This position is to ensure financial accountability for grants according to Plan and donor requirements. Provide timely and accurate financial information on grants. Act as finance focal person for finance-related grants issues (budgeting, cash flow management, reporting, auditing. A Grant Accountant oversees the grant and financial services in an organization. He gathers and analyzes data. He also reviews the financial capabilities of grant recipients and coordinates the budgeting process and detail for assigned grants. Also, he identifies and resolves issues relating to awarding grants

Job Tasks/Function

•  Medium contact with Plan partner organizations to ensure Plan receives value for money and the financial requirements are adhered to.
•  Has high contact with all country office and program unit finance staff also those staff working on grant projects to support smooth implementation of the finance and accounting functions
• Maintains medium contact with other staff from the program unit and country offices to offer support for compliance with finance and accounting procedures

Qualification Requirement & Experience

• University degree in Accounting and ICA Ghana Part 2 or ACCA Foundation (Level 2) or equivalent.
•  At least 5 years experience in a similar role.
•  Fair knowledge in grants and project management.
•  Demonstrated behaviors needed by the postholder to successfully perform the role:
• Communicates clearly and effectively
• Ability to facilitate participative processes for all stakeholders for implementing grant projects
•  Strong team building skills
•  Independence, objectivity and integrity
•  Organized, methodic and meticulous

Skills Specific to the post needed to put knowledge into practice.

• Good communication skills both oral and written
•  Good computer skills including proficiency in word processing and spreadsheets and the use of accounting package
•  Team work
•  Good accounting and analytical skills
•  Good supervisory skills
•  Good coordination skills
•  Good Judgment and negotiation skills
•  Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
•  Fair knowledge of project planning, management, supervision, monitoring and evaluation tools