Head, Accounts
Closing on: Sep 22, 2025
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Accra
Start Date: November 2025
Application Deadline: Monday, 22nd September 2025
Qualification: Degree in Accounting or another related field. Chartered Accountant with a recognized body
Experience: Minimum of 10 years’ relevant industry experience, with at least five years leading and managing an Accounts department.
Reporting Line: Chief Finance Officer
Job Description:
- Management of daily finance operations and stakeholder needs.
- Ensure general ledger updates for monthly transactional reporting
- Preparation of Non-IFRS17/Transactional Reports (Income, Expense, Balance Sheet and Solvency)
- Strong business relationships with bankers and partners
- Expense Monitoring and Monthly Variance Reporting
- Co-ordinate and manage audits (internal audits, tax audit)
- Lead annual planning/budgeting in conjunction with other internal stakeholders
- Implementation of Accounting Manual (policies, procedures and internal controls)
- Support annual statutory audits with required accounting records and explanations
- People Development: consciously develop the capacity of team members
- Plans, controls and implements of the annual budgeting process.
- Ensure compliance with internal risk management standards and protocols
- Other duties related to leading and managing the accounting function.
Key Functional Skills:
- Excellent computer literacy
- Excellent IFRS and accounting knowledge
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- Demonstrable experience in managing and supervising staff with the ability to adopt a hands-on approach as part of a team
- International financial reporting standards (IFRS) and international accounting standards (IAS)
- Local and international tax laws
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Job Overview
Location
Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
