Accounting Assistant: Wanted in IITA.

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT II (2-Year Renewable Contract)

IITA, with Headquarters at Ibadan, is an International Agricultural
Research Centre in the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which is an association of about 50
countries, international and regional organizations, and private
foundations. IITA seeks to increase agricultural production in a
sustainable way in order to improve the nutritional status and
well-being of people in tropical Sub-Saharan Africa.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable
candidates for the following positions at the Institute’s
Headquarters, Ibadan.

Position

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT II (2-Year Renewable Contract)


DUTIES
Successful candidate will among other things:
Ensure quality, accuracy and timely submission of monthly accounting
returns to AfricaRice Centre Headquarters in Cotonou;
Review and analyse monthly reports (statement of expenditure);
Monitor Store Requisitions, Purchase Orders and delivery of requests
for suppliers;
Maintain schedules of Fixed Assets with appropriate filling system;
Highlight issues arising for follow-up as well as the reconciliations
of various general ledger account balances;
Review and verify AfricaRice Staff Travel and other general claims
Assist in budget preparation for Nigeria operations.
Maintain accounting records (i.e. petty cash book) of the cash imprest
held in AfricaRice Ibadan Office and
Assist with any other financial management requests as may be required
by the AfricaRice Coordinator-Ibadan Office.


QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

BSc/HND Accounting or ICAN PE II plus at least five (5) years working
experience in the Finance unit of a large audit or international
organisation.

He/she must have a sound analytical mind, high integrity, excellent
interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written); good
knowledge of Computer Spreadsheet, Oracle applications and must be
willing to put in extra hours.

Working knowledge of French will be added advantage.


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

METHOD OF APPLICATION:
Interested qualified national applicants should forward their
applications with a detailed curriculum vitae, the names and addresses
of three professional referees (including telephone, fax and e-mail
addresses, if available) and scanned copies of credentials not later
than two weeks from the date of this publication. Please complete our
online application form using this link:
http://www.iita.org/cms/details/nrs_job_application.aspx

Please note that application letters not accompanied with evidence of
current remuneration and age will not be treated. Only short listed
candidates will be contacted.



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