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  • Posted: Apr 12, 2019
    Deadline: Apr 26, 2019
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    The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is one of the world's leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Our award-winning research for development (R4D) addresses the development needs of tropical countries. We work with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consu...
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    Accounting Technician

    Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-013
    Location: Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti
    Contract: 1-year renewable contract
    Recruitment Type: National (1-year renewable contract)

    Duties

    • Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
    • Process expense claim and process cash imprest;
    • Assist in handling blank cheques during working hours and also write cheques;
    • Keep bank book records, reconcile bank statement and statement of accounts of suppliers;
    • Assist in initiating letters of fund transfer, give notice of remittance of fund transfer to payees and respond to enquires on fund transfer and payments;
    • Assist in reconciliation of accounts from IITA and AfricaRice;
    • Respond to Internal/External Auditors’ queries on payment to suppliers;
    • Handle Oracle AP and GL responsibilities and carry out data entry activities;
    • Assist in updating cheques register;
    • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

    Qualification

    • OND in Accounting or related field with minimum of (2) years’ experience performing similar or related roles.

    Competencies
    The ideal candidate must:

    • Be agile and hardworking.
    • Be honest, trustworthy and articulate and able to work under pressure.
    • Be conversant with the use of Oracle and other financial applications.
    • Be experienced in designing, implementing and maintaining M&E systems in the agricultural and agribusiness sector;
    • Have experience in managing quantitative and qualitative data and analyzing it using spreadsheets software such as SPSS, CSPro, Excel and STATA;
    • Have demonstrated success in working in multi-disciplinary teams especially in
    • CGIAR member organization and partnerships in a collaborative research work;
    • Have ability and willingness to travel to monitor project implementation processes and perform data quality control;
    • Have excellent leadership, training and facilitation skills;
    • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and fluent English language capability (with French being an added advantage);
    • Have ability to demonstrate high level skills in organizational communications, public relations and media management in a complex and dynamic operating environment, preferably in an international development context;
    • Have ability to multi-task and work under pressure;
    • Have ability to apply donor branding and communications requirements;
    • Have excellent team playing skills with the ability to also work with minimum supervision.

    Remuneration

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

    Method of Application

    Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed cover letter and curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format, The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of current remuneration package.


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    Note: IITA is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from female candidates.

    Interested and qualified? Go to IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture on jobs.iita.org to apply

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