Edo State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Latest Job Recruitment

Job Description

• The Bursar shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the College and shall be responsible to the Provost for the day’to-day financial administration and control of the financial affairs of the College.

The Person

• The Candidate for the post shall be visionary, a person of high integrity and moral character with excellent interpersonal relations.
• He/she must be able to instill confidence in others and command the loyalty and respect of people.
• He/she must fully understand the complexity of a Tertiary Institution system and must be able to effectively utilize its human resources to attain a world class financial system.
• He/she must enjoy good physical and mental health and must be ICT compliant. In addition, he/she must be able to provide good professional leadership and on-the job proficiency training to the Bursary staff.

Qualifications and Qualities
Applicants Must:

• Possess a good honours degree (at least Second Class Lower Division) preferably in Accounting, Economics, Financial Management or any other related field or related subjects from recognized tertiary institutions;
• Possess professionally recognized accountancy qualifications, e.g. ICAN, ACMA, ACA, ANAN, CPA, ACCA, CNA. Possession of a higher degree will be an added advantage;
• The candidate should have at least fifteen (15) years post-honours degree and ten (10) years post-professional qualification experience. In addition, the candidate must be holding the position of Deputy Bursar in a University or equivalent in a comparable institution, with at least five (5) years in the post;
• Be computer literate and must be conversant with accounting and auditing software,
• Be free from financial embarrassment and enjoy good physical and mental health, and
• Be below the age of 55 years at the point of assumption of duty.

Terms of Appointment / Condition of Service

• The appointment for the position is for one single non-renewable term of five (5) years.
• The salary and other benefits of the Bursar is approved from time to time by the Edo State Govemment.