Position Description – Accounts Assistant

Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA) is recruiting an Accounts Assistant. This is a full-time position based in Osino (Eastern Region), starting in February 2025.

Established in April 2016, ACA helps West African communities that are threatened by the destructive impacts of extractives-led development to take control of their own futures. We do this by working with communities to design their own sustainable development plans and to advocate to achieve those
plans. We also build networks of lawyers and other experts to help communities’ plans come to fruition. ACA has projects in communities in Ghana’s Bono East and Eastern Regions, in addition to collaborating and supporting programs for the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa
(PILIWA), a network of lawyers and legal advocates in nine West African countries.

Role
The Accounts Assistant will support ACA’s Community Driven Development (CDD) team as they add 45 communities to our portfolio over the next two years. Working under the Finance Manager and with support from the current Accounts Assistant in Osino, they will be responsible for the following
duties:
➢ Managing the filing system for financial documents for the Osino office.
➢ Compile receipts and invoices for the Osino office.
➢ Lead in the procurement of goods and services for the Osino office.
➢ Enter data into ACA’s computerized accounting system.
➢ Compile monthly financial reports on the Osino office’s operations, for submission to the head office in Accra.
➢ Liaise with the Accra Office in the implementation of organizational Finance and
Administrative policies.
➢ Any other duty the Executive Director and the Finance Manager will assign.

Duty Station
Osino, Eastern Region, Ghana. Please note that the candidate must reside in or be prepared to relocate to Osino immediately.

Required Qualification
➢ High National Diploma (HND) / Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or
related field.
➢ Minimum offour(4) years professional experience with a Finance/Accounting Department,
preferably with a Non-Governmental and Not for Profit Organization.
➢ High level of competence in Microsoft Excel
➢ Knowledge of QuickBooks Accounting software
➢ Fluency in the English language

Compensation
ACA offers compensation and benefits that are at least comparable to that of other non-profit organizations operating in West Africa. Exact salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Application Procedure
Submit to ACA’s Finance Manager, Eric Amamoo, at eric@advocatesforalternatives.org, with the subject header “ACA Accounts Assistant (Osino),” the following:
• Cover letter explaining interest and relevant experience
• Resume / CV
• List of at least two professional references
Application Deadline
31st December, 2024