Finance and Administration Manager - Ghana Malaria Activity

About the role

Abt Global is hiring a Finance and Administration Manager for its Ghana Malaria Activity, based in Tamale. Reporting to the Chief of Party, the manager oversees financial reporting, procurement, logistics, human resources and administrative operations, supervises contractual, financial and administrative support staff, and sets the systems and procedures needed to comply with USG and Abt policies. The project runs for 12 months, from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Chief of Party in meeting contractual milestones and performance targets, attend milestone reviews and escalate contract-impacting issues
• Supervise the Procurement Manager, track purchase orders against the supply plan and follow up with vendors so goods arrive and invoices are processed on time
• Maintain project bank accounts, control cash and petty cash, and complete weekly, monthly and yearly accounting closes with supporting documents uploaded to Abt's system
• Prepare monthly site funding requests and forecasts, review and approve travel expense reports, ensure government taxes are paid and filed, and prepare and initiate site payroll
• Manage project budgets and annual workplans, lead monthly forecasting and budget monitoring, and work with procurement to keep purchases within budget
• Process approvals for procurements, consultant agreements and vendor invoices, and coordinate financial audits and corrective actions
• Support the startup, operations and closedown of the project, and assist with international procurement clearance
• Recruit, orient and train new administrative or accounting staff, and build the finance, accounting and operations team
• Keep the government property asset registry updated, run random inventory audits, and update global support teams on contractual, financial and legal issues
• Prepare budgets and administrative arrangements such as travel and visas, and travel to the field to provide financial and compliance oversight

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree plus 9 years, master's degree plus 7 years, or PhD plus 4 years of experience
• At least 7 years managing the finance and contractual aspects of international development projects, preferably USG-funded
• Professional proficiency in English
• Degree in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field
• Experience supervising financial and procurement staff; logistics, procurement and supply chain experience highly desirable

Required skills

• Strong Excel and enterprise resource planning software (e.g. Deltek Costpoint)
• Familiarity with US Government Cost Accounting Standards
• Excellent analytical, organizational and computer skills, able to multi-task in a high-pressure environment