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To ensure financial integrity, compliance, and efficiency within the university by conducting internal audits, evaluating financial processes, and recommending improvements to maintain high standards of accountability and transparency.

In this pivotal role, you’ll drive financial sustainability, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver a seamless experience for students and staff alike. You’ll work closely with senior leadership, academic departments, and external partners to optimise income streams and support our long-term goals.

This would be an ideal opportunity for an ambitious individual to inspire and empower stakeholders and the teaching profession to achieve the LGUC mission. You will:

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop annual internal audit plans focusing on financial quality and risk areas. 
•  Conduct audits of financial transactions, budgets, and accounting systems. 
• Ensure adherence to Ghanaian financial regulations, GTEC guidelines, and university policies. 
•  Verify compliance with donor and grant requirements for funded projects. 
• Identify financial risks and propose mitigation strategies. 
• Monitor internal controls to prevent fraud and mismanagement. 
• Review financial statements for accuracy and reliability. 
• Prepare detailed audit reports with findings, recommendations, and corrective actions. 
• Recommend improvements to financial systems and internal controls. 
• Collaborate with Finance Department, Procurement, and Academic Units. 
• Track implementation of audit recommendations and conduct follow-up audits. 
• Maintain strict confidentiality of financial data and uphold ethical standards.

• Audit Planning & Execution
• Develop annual internal audit plans focusing on financial quality and risk areas.
• Conduct audits of financial transactions, budgets, and accounting systems.
• Compliance & Regulatory Oversight
• Ensure adherence to Ghanaian financial regulations, GTEC guidelines, and university policies.
• Verify compliance with donor and grant requirements for funded projects.
• Risk Assessment
• Identify financial risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Monitor internal controls to prevent fraud and mismanagement.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Review financial statements for accuracy and reliability.
• Prepare detailed audit reports with findings, recommendations, and corrective actions.
• Process Improvement
• Recommend improvements to financial systems and internal controls.
• Support implementation of best practices for financial quality assurance.
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Collaborate with the Finance Department, Procurement, and Academic Units.
• Communicate audit findings to management and provide advisory support.
• Follow-Up & Monitoring
• Track implementation of audit recommendations.
• Conduct follow-up audits to ensure compliance and improvement.
• Ethics & Confidentiality
• Maintain strict confidentiality of financial data.
• Uphold ethical standards in all audit activities.

Desirable

• Experience in private higher education
• Professional finance qualifications (e.g., ACCA, CIMA)

Your Impact

• Drive accurate income forecasting and reporting
• Improve billing efficiency and debt recovery outcomes
• Enhance student satisfaction through clear, responsive fee management
• Support institutional financial health and strategic planning

Organisational Planning & Strategy

• Work with the Executive Leadership Team to shape the organisational business plan, in partnership with programs head and the Council, supported by a clear budget and plan for income generation.
• Lead the implementation of the strategy, ensuring that KPIs are met / action is taken to course correct, and provide day-to-day guidance and long-term strategic direction for all employees within the University
• Oversee the University existing and new products and services, ensuring that they are of the highest standard, and are informed by research and impact evaluation

Leadership

• Advise on the education content of internal and external communications
• Provide overall accountability and leadership in a range of areas including Teaching, publishing, content, research, accreditation status and other professional learning and partner institutions accreditation status
• Report to the Council as required and be the Executive Leadership Team representative for relevant committees and ensure they have the reports and data needed to make informed decisions for the College.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as directed by managers.

1. Awareness of and compliance with Health and Safety legislation and policy as relevant to the post.
2. An understanding of the Ghana Education, Equality and Diversity policies and a commitment to organization growth.
3. Be committed and adhere to the safety of young and vulnerable adults that we come into contact within our service delivery.
4. Ability to support staff and students and demonstrate empathy. 
5. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Auditing.
6. Professional certification (CIA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent) preferred.
7. Minimum 3 years of experience in internal auditing or financial quality assurance.
8. Strong knowledge of IFRS, Ghanaian financial regulations, and university financial systems.
9. Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.

Skills

1. Excellent and adaptable communication skills
2. Strong autonomy and accountability
3. Strategic thinker and results-driven
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
5. Good attention to detail
6. Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
7. Articulate, and literate – able to express complex concepts both verbally and written down
8. Highly effective organisational skills, with ability to manage a very demanding and varied workload
9. Calm and resilient with a warm sense of humour and ability to work well under pressure
10. Highly numerate (desirable)

Desirable

1. Strong academic skills e.g. at PhD / Master’s level 
2. An appreciation of the drivers of company profitability and cost management
3. Experience of financial management, risk management and strategic business planning
4. Experience of successfully identifying and securing funding bids
5. Experience of successfully leading the delivery of multidisciplinary projects, programmes or organisational initiatives of significant size or impact.

• IT Literate to a good standard
• Understanding benefits of physical activity on an individual basis 
• Knowledge in wellbeing

• Risk Assessment awareness. 
• Knowledge in finance
• Train the trainer 

• PHD, Masters or equivalent

• Qualification in sports performance/science or development.
• Leadership and Management 
• Qualification coaching or leadership.
• Fitness Instructor Qualification 

• Experience of working in a higher education management environment with an emphasis on improving levels of education growth

• Activity coordinator experience

• Working in sports sector

• Behavioural change technics and motivational strategies

• An effective listener that demonstrates an understanding of people’s needs. 
• Able to build inclusive relationships with a diverse range of people.
• Must be confident communicating with customers and colleagues across internal and external partners
• Excellent communication & Customer relationship skills
• Ability to network and work in partnership with others. 
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Ability to plan work in a logical way. 
• Work well under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work unsupervised and to use your own initiative. 
• Positive, energetic, and self-motivated attitude.
• Flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs and situations

• Ability to demonstrate commitment to LGUC core values and behaviours (“the LGUC Way”) · 
• A commitment to delivering LGUC Strategic Plan ·
• Full Driving License · 
• Able to work evenings/weekends