Bursar at Nigeria French Language Village

The Position

• The Bursar is a Principal Officer and is the Chief Financial Officer of the Nigeria French Language
• Village responsible to the Director/Chief Executive for the day-to-day administration and the control of the financial affairs of the institution.
• By virtue of his/her position, the Bursar should be able to provide Management of the NFLV with appropriate advice and support for all the institutions financial transactions.

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess a good honour Degree in Accountancy, Finance or Economics from a recognised university with at least a 2d Class lower division.
• Membership or Fellowship of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) or their equivalent (ACCA, ACA, CPA, ACMA) etc.
• A post-graduate degree in relevant field will be added advantage.
• Candidate must have at least eighteen (18) years satisfactory post qualification cognate experience, a minimum of four (4) of which must have been spent in the position of a Deputy Bursar preferably in the University system or any institution of comparable status.
• Applicant must be computer literate and must be conversant with accounting/auditing softwares.
• He/she must be below the age of 55 years by 1st October, 2018.
• Knowledge of French is added advantage.

Qualities of the Candidate

• Candidate for the post of Bursar of the Nigeria French Language Village shall be professionally qualified and competent.
• He/she must be transparent, visionary and of proven integrity in addition to possessing other leadership qualities that will enable him/her function effectively as Bursar of a Nigerian University.

Basic Competence Requirement for the Position
The ideal candidate must be a person with the following relevant skills and competence:

• Good team player.
• Ability to negotiate at the Federal Government level.
• Should be proactive and ensure that approved funds are released promptly to meet deadlines.
• Ability to give sound financial advice.
• Ability to coordinate diverse activities and projects and work under pressure.
• Good presentation and advocacy skills.
• Versatility in IT with a working knowledge of diverse accounting packages.
• Proven professional competence and administrative pedigree.
• The candidate must be diligent, forthright, and diplomatic.
• Ability to initiate proactive policies geared at propelling the Nigeria French Language Village forward.

Salary/Conditions of Service

• The remuneration and other conditions of service are as applicable to the post of Bursar in Federal Universities.
• As stipulated by the Universities (miscellaneous provisions) Amendment Act 2012, the Bursar shall hold office for a single term of 5 years only.
• Notwithstanding this provision, Council may upon satisfactory performance, extend the tenure of the Bursar for a further period of one year only and he/she shall thereafter relinquish the post and be assigned to other duties in the institution, if he/she has not attained the retirement age.