Bursar at AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU)

Abdulrasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU) is located in a beautiful Semi-urban Area of Oke-Ogba, Ganmo near llorin, Kwara State. It was licensed alongside ten other Private Universities in April, 2025 to offer 14 Take-off degree programmes, with first-semester classes that started in September / October 2025 on its state-of-the-art, fully IT - wired campus. The serene campus environment offers world-class university facilities, including comfortable hostel bed spaces for fresh students that enhance vibrant social interaction and encourage excellent academic productivity. With unique features, the University is established to provide every student - no matter their academic discipline - a high-quality education blended with a focus on vocational skills, entrepreneurial training, professional qualifications and industrial relations.

Abdulrasaq Abubakar Toyin University, Ganmo, commits to delivering quality academic and moral tenets to propel its: prospective graduates to be heralds of positive change and development in Nigeria and elsewhere in the world. This has become necessary, as the production of graduates who are equipped to face the challenges of an ever-changing world, and who champion universal humane values, is increasingly needed. The University believes in virtue of instilling positive character in students, as well as equipping them with talents for innovation and invention through cutting-edge research and world-class competence in their disciplines. It also provides the University staff with a good and conducive academic environment where they can thrive as global academic champions.

The Governing Council of the University hereby invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Bursar

Location: Ganmo, Kwara

Responsibility

• The Bursar is the University's Chief Financial Officer and is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the daily financial administration and control of the University's financial affairs.

Requirements for the Candidate
He/she:

• Must have a good honours Degree (at least 2nd Class Lower Division), preferably in Accounting, Economics, Financial Management, and other related fields or subjects from a recognized Tertiary Institution;
• Must have professionally recognized Accountancy qualifications, such as ICAN, ACMA, ANAN, and ACCA. A higher Degree will be an added advantage;
• Must have at least fifteen (15) years of experience after obtaining their honours degree and five (5) years of experience following their professional qualification.
• Additionally, the candidate must hold the position of Deputy Bursar at a University or an equivalent role in a comparable institution for at least five (5) years;
• Must have a clean and impeccable service record, demonstrating high professional competence and solid understanding of relevant Accounting software applications;
• Must have a clear idea on how the university may grow funds outside the regular student fees;
• Must demonstrate high accountability, integrity, transparency, and probity; and
• Must possess strong computer literacy and be familiar with using ICT-based accounting packages.

Tenure of Service:

• The Bursar shall hold office for a single term of five (5) years.

Conditions of Service
AATU offers conditions of service comparable with what obtains in similar private Universities of its standing, as well as those in the Nigeria Public University system, and as may be determined by Council from time to time.

Application Closing Date
15th April, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications and CV. The CV should contain the underlisted information:

• Name in Full (Surname first in Block letters)
• Date & Place of Birth
• Nationality
• State of Origin
• Permanent Home Address
• Present Postal Address
• Marital Status
• Number & Ages of Children
• Phone Number(s) & E-mail Address
• Educational Institutions Attended (with Dates)
• Qualifications with Class of Degree
• Membership / Fellowship of Relevant Professional Bodies
• Work Experience (present and former)
• Positions held with Dates
• List of Publications
• Relevant Activities outside Current Employment
• Major Professional Achievements, Contributions and Awards
• Three (3) Referees' Reports.

All applications should be marked at the left-hand corner with the position applied for and addressed to:
The Acting Registrar,
Abdulrasaq Abubakar Toyin University,
Km 1, Oke-Ogba Street,
Old Afon Road, Off Ajase-Ipo Expressway,
Ganmo, Kwara State,
Nigeria.

Note

• The three (3) Referees' Reports should reach the Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Council not later than 29th April, 2026.
• Applicants who responded to AATU's advertisement in the Nation's Newspaper of 8th August, 2025 need not reapply except if there is the need to update their earlier submission. Such update should be forwarded to the Acting Registrar.