Company Profile

Advans is a leading microfinance group established in 2005. Advans mission is to respond to the need for financial services of small businesses and other populations who have ill-adapted, limited or no access to formal financial services. The Advans Group currently spans nine countries: Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tunisia and Myanmar. As at end October 2019, the group served more than 1,000,000 clients and employed more than 7,300 staff. Headquartered in Luxembourg with support services in Paris, the group’s shareholders are EIB, KfW, FMO, CDC Group plc, FISEA (AFD Group) and IFC.

Advans Ghana, subsidiary of the international microfinance group Advans, started its activities in 2008. The institution offers a full range of adapted financial products and services to micro, small and medium sized enterprises in Ghana. The institution serves more than 64,000 clients through a network of 20 points of sale and over 650 employees.

Job Description

• Oversight of the Management Control Function
• Budget and Forecast Management
• Design and Production of Reports
• Ad hoc analytical works
• Team Management

• Oversee the Management Control Function
• Contribute to defining the strategic directions of Advans Ghana in collaboration with General Management.
• Analyze variances between forecasts and actual results, providing recommendations to operational departments for necessary adjustments.
• Optimize costs and ensure budget compliance.
• Implement dashboards and monitoring indicators.
• Track the financial and operational performance of Advans Ghana.

• Organize the budgeting process and ensure coordination between the various departments and divisions.
• Review and consolidate budgets to establish a reliable overall budget.
• Monitor actual performance against the budget and propose adjustments to General Management if necessary.

• Design and produce monthly operational reports to monitor performance and facilitate decision-making.
• Ensure data reliability while optimizing its presentation.

• Indicator 1: Quality of Reporting
• Indicator 2: Profitability Analysis
• Indicator 3: Budget Summary
• Indicator 4: Quality of Operational and Financial Analysis
• Indicator 5: Forecasting Ability
• Indicator 6: Level of Autonomy
• Indicator 7: Compliance with Deadlines
• Indicator 8: Adherence to Procedures
• Indicator 9: Reliability of Information

Required Skills or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting and finance
• 2 to 3 years of experience in a similar role, preferably with exposure to data-related work