Bursar at Federal University, Gashua

Location: Gashua, Yobe

Overview

• The Bursar is a Principal Officer and is the Chief Financial Officer of the University, responsible to the Vice - Chancellor for day-to-day financial administration and the control of the financial affairs of the University
• He/She should provide the University Management with appropriate advice and support for all the institution's financial transactions including investments

The Responsibilities
The Candidate for the post should have the capacity of performing the following responsibilities efficiently and effectively:

• As the Bursar, play a critical role in the attainment of the objectives of the University and the implementation of its Vision and Mission;
• Demonstrable integrity, transparency and abiding by the Rule of Law,
• Dynamic in the running of Bursary through the appropriate deployment of ICT, elimination of unnecessary bottlenecks and timely accomplishment of assigned duties
• Prudence in the face of inadequacy and the ability to advice the Vice-Chancellor on wise strategies for generating revenue; and
• Candidate must be in good health and not exceed the gazette retirement age before the end of the five-year tenure.

Qualifications & Experience

• A Candidate for the post must possess at least a Second-Class (Honours) Lower Degree in Accounting from a recognized University be a member of relevant professional bodies eg.ICAN ANAN, ACCA, CPA, ICMA, ACA, CNA, and be proficient in IT and be current in deploying it at the level required for efficientjob performance
• Candidate must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years post-qualification experience in a University or twenty (20) years in other institutions of higher learning.
• The applicant must be a Deputy Bursar in a recognized University for at least five (5) years.

Age:

• Candidate must not be older than sixty (60) years at the date of assumption of duty on appointment.
• He should also be of sound health

Tenure and Conditions of Service

• The appointment is for a single term of five (5) years only, Salary and other conditions of service including privileges and entitlements shall be as approved for Bursars of Federal Universities by the Federal Government of Nigeria and as may be modified from time to time by competent authorities.