{"id":460566,"date":"2011-07-14T06:50:46","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T06:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/14\/july-2011-jobs-in-ghana-financial-management-specialist\/"},"modified":"2011-07-14T06:50:46","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T06:50:46","slug":"july-2011-jobs-in-ghana-financial-management-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/14\/july-2011-jobs-in-ghana-financial-management-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2011 Jobs in Ghana: Financial Management Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The University of Cape Coast in Partnership with the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in the USA with hire three program staff and an office manager for the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Technical Support Services (METSS) Project that will be based in North Labone, Accra. These two Universities will work with the United States Department of Agriculture to provide the Economic Growth Office of the USAID\/Ghana Mission Technical Assistance for its economic growth and food security programs. This project began in 2010 and may continue through September, 2013, depending on funding from the U.S. Government. The duration of the employment agreement with the University of Cape Coast will be determined by the availability of funds for the METSS Project.<\/p>\n

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1. Financial Management Specialist (0.25 FTE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Job<\/a> Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Office cash management<\/li>\n
  2. Payment of recurring monthly expense for the operation and maintenance of the AUP Office, such as utilities and office supplies,<\/li>\n
  3. Handle office imprest<\/li>\n
  4. Make infrequent expenditures, such as office and vehicle repair and maintenance<\/li>\n
  5. Establish and maintain a file of all expenses incurred by the AUP Office<\/li>\n
  6. He\/she will work with the Finance Section of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to prepare the METSS Project Invoices of its expenses and will participate in the submission of monthly expense information, quarterly projections, and annual operating budgets to the USDA HQ as per an agreed upon schedule.<\/li>\n
  7. Arrange logistic for the Accra-based University Partnership Team (AUPT), the METSS Project advisors that are embedden in the Ministries, and the University Partnership and USDA expertise, who will travel to Accra\u00a0for Short Term Technical Assistance (STTA) activities.<\/li>\n
  8. He\/she\u00a0will have overall responsibility for the effective and efficient use of the\u00a0AUP Office\u2019s vehicles and drivers. This will involve monitoring vehicle trip\/travel records and ensuring that the drivers comply with other requirement of their job description.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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