Accounting Assistant at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Successful  candidate  will  among  other  things  perform the following:

• Prepare and review of financial statements;
• Checking, processing and reporting on returns and justification of funds granted to IITA;
• Raising journal for adjustments necessary on various accounts and loading same on oracle;
• Attending to queries raised by Budget Officers on projects;
• Assist in checking of Cashiers’ cash balance as scheduled;
• Updating, reviewing and reconciling bills receivables from donors with the total grant income of projects;
• Perform all other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification

• B.Sc/HND Accounting/Business Management,
• ICAN PE II would be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in a related role of a large organization is required

Competencies

• Excellent computer skills with good grasp of  spreadsheets, word processing and other MS office applications with good knowledge of Oracle Applications
• Be able to read and interpret MOUs from donors.
• Excellent English reporting, writing and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to co-ordinate, prioritise
• and organize workload; take initiative
• and work under pressure
• Good team spirit and also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties