JOB OPENING AT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) IBADAN

JOB OPENING AT INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) IBADAN

IITA is an international non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization established in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and a member of the CGIAR Consortium. Our R4D approach is anchored on the development needs of tropical nations. We work with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. We have more than 100 internationally recruited scientists from about 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various stations across Africa. Please visit http://www.iita.org for more information of IITA

The international Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian Nationals for the positions below at the Institute's Headquarters in Ibadan.

Position	Position/Responsibilities	Qualification Experience and Skills
Accounting Assistant (2 year renewable Contract)	Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties ·          Preparation of regular statements and billings of GC inter-centre projects account ·          Booking of incoming funds on inter-centre projects and miscellaneous receivables on Oracle ·          Preparation of invoice on miscellaneous receivables ·          Computation of overhead on NCPJ ·          Preparation of local impress on regular basis ·          Preparation of audit schedules for accounting monitoring ·          Analysis of IITA account into ILRI account ·          Preparation of ILRI budget ·          Raising processing and reviewing journals related to the above mentioned areas ·          Preparation of month reports ·          Any other duty assigned by the supervisor/Director or Finance	OND Accounting/ICAN PEI plus minimum of 4 years Accounting experience The ideal candidate must: ·         Be articulate, very conversant with Oracle Application ·         Be hardworking and demonstrate ability to work under pressure with less supervision ·         Possess good communication skills

REMUNERATION:

We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA website: http://www.iita.org/careers. The application must include the names and email addresses of three professional referees which must include either the Head of applicant's current or previous organization or applicants direct supervisor/superior officer at work and evidence of current remuneration package. This position closes two weeks after the date of publication

IITA is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from female candidates.