Advance and Claims Officer at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-018
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)

Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Reconciliation of on-campus imprest account and processing of expense claims for staff in headquarters and stations;
• Review queries from Budget Officers concerning wrong coding of expenses and responding/adjusting as appropriate;
• Prepare journals on ADI and reconciliation of Cash/Travel advance account for HQ and Stations;
• Follow-up on retirement of advances for HQ and stations;
• Creation of invoices for advances and supervise keying-in of expense claim;
• Supervise processing of chargeback and expense claims;
• Processing of travel and cash advances to all staff;
• Conduct period checks on cashier cash balances and cheques;
• Releasing of advances encumbrances;
• Identify and journalize exchange rate differences in advance accounts;
• Processing of non-advance related claims;
• Review and process training/workshop budget request;
• Attend to staff on matters on PA (Personal Account) deductions;
• Assist staff on per diem calculations and claims computations;
• Participate in per diem and other related policy review;
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Qualification

• B.Sc./HND in Accounting or related field from an accredited institution with ICAN PE II.
• The ideal candidate must have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience performing related roles in a large organization.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Have strong analytical mind.
• Have good working knowledge of computer applications especially Oracle Application.
• Have a pleasant personality, good team player and honest.
• Have good command of English both written and oral.

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