International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Recruits Reconciliation Officer

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (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 on IITA.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian Nationals for the position of Reconciliation Officer at the Institute’s Headquarters, Ibadan.

Job Title: Reconciliation Officer - 2 year renewable contract

Location: Ibadan

Position/Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Reconciliation of bank/cash account monthly (28 banks, cash and deposit accounts)
• Data entry to oracle AP and GL daily
• Download exchange rate from FT and convert to excel weekly
• Journalize emergency cash transactions daily
• Write cash book adjustment daily
• Attend to quires from internal and external auditors and from local and overseas suppliers as they affect treasury functions
• Book fast track purchases/ corporate credit card transactions
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualification, Experience and Skills
BSc/HND Accounting, Economics, Finance with 2 years administrative, finance and accounting experience.

The ideal candidate must:

• Have excellent computer skills with good knowledge of spreadsheets, quicken (or other accounting software), word processing and other MS office applications;
• Have excellent reporting, writing and oral communication skills;
• Have strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and organise workload; take initiative and work under pressure with less supervision;

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

Application Closing Date:
27th Febuary 2014

Method of Applications:
Applications must include covering letter which should address how the candidate’s background/experience relates to the specific duties of the position applied for, curriculum vitae, names and addresses of three professional referees (which must include either the Head of the applicant’s current or previous organization or applicant’s direct Supervisor/Superior at work and evidence of current remuneration package to IITA website

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