International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Recruits Project Accounting Officer

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is an international non-profit research-for-development (R4D) organization created in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and supported primarily by the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our R4D is anchored on the development needs of sub-Saharan Africa. We develop agricultural solutions with our partners to tackle hunger and poverty by reducing producer and consumer risks, enhancing crop quality and productivity, and generating 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 on IITA.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable candidate for the positions below at its Headquarters in Ibadan.

Job Title: Project Accounting Officer (2-year renewable contract)

Location: Ibadan

Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following:

• Preparation of donor financial statements and attendance to ensuing queries.
• Estimation of Institute’s monthly overhead recoveries
• Calculation and booking of monthly cost shift/charge back.
• Monitoring and updating of cost centers and reserved segment codes on oracle system.
• Preparation and loading of journals using ADI into oracle interface.
• Taking part in the preparation of monthly Management Accounts Tables.
• Coordination of budget preparation and financial reports of Inter-center projects.
• Monthly preparation of account receivables.
• Preparation of invoices for both grant contributions and other miscellaneous receivables.
• Designing and running of financial reports using FSG.
• Taking part in the preparation of monthly and yearly audit schedules. Involved in other monthly reports; viz, accrual liabilities, prepayments, outstations terminal benefits, miscellaneous receivables.
• Sending acknowledgement of receipts to concerned donors on projects
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor

Qualification and Experience

• B.Sc/HND Accounting/Business Management, ACA would be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 4 years work experience in a related role of a large organization is required.

The ideal candidate must possess:

• Excellent computer skills with good grasp of spreadsheets, word processing and other MS office applications with good knowledge of Oracle Applications
• Excellent English reporting, writing and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure
• Good team spirit and also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties

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

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2013

Method of Application
Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae, the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include either the Head of applicant’s current or previous organization or applicant’s direct Supervisor/Superior officer at work and evidence of current remuneration package and photocopies of credentials, to IITA Website.

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