Project Accountant at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Accountant

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2020-022
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)

Duties

• Ensure periodic preparation, analysis and coordination of Financial Reports to donors;
• Carryout setting up of budgets, budgetary control and monitoring;
• Attend to queries from Project Investigators and donors on regular basis;
• Carryout account receivable setup, update, invoice generation, fund capturing and acknowledgement;
• Monitor project receivables and donor funds to center accounts;
• Carryout setting up of projects accounts cost centers/files;
• Ensure preparation of monthly and yearly Management report on audit;
• Provide administrative support to Project Accounts Unit;
• Liaise with Project Development and Administrative Unit, Project Coordinators/Scientists in ensuring absolute compliance on project-related issues with IITA policies;
• Ensure monthly reconciliation of imprest accounts to general ledger;
• Strictly ensure compliance with contractual requirements of donors, e.g. reporting due dates.
• Provide supervisory role to subordinates within Finance Directorate;
• Perform other accounting/administrative duties as may be assigned by the Project Finance Manager / Financial Controller and Director of Finance from time to time.

Qualification

• MSc/MBA in Accounting or related field from an accredited institution with ACA/ACCA. The ideal candidate must have a minimum of ten (10) years’ experience performing related roles.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have strong analytical mind, very good with computer application especially Oracle Apps.
• Have pleasant personality and must be a good team player.
• Have good communication skills.

Remuneration

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

Application Closing Date
23rd September, 2020.