Substantive Bursar at Rhema University

Description

The Bursar is the Chief Financial Officer of the University responsible to the Vice- Chancellor for the day to day administration and control of the financial affairs of the University.

The Person

• The Bursar must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness, demonstrable integrity and transparency in matters of financial resource management.
• The candidate must be in good health and able to endure the rigours which the duties entail. Such a person must show innovative approach to the running of an ICT-driven bursary, working at the highest level of efficiency to eliminate time wasting bureaucracy and bottlenecks.
• The candidate should possess the ability to advise the Vice-Chancellor in planning and executing strategies for enhancing internally generated revenue as well as promoting the culture of doing more with less.

Qualifications

• Applicant should possess a good first or second degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration and must as well be a qualified chartered accountant and a member of any of the following professional accounting bodies: ICAN, ANAN, ACA.
• The applicant must have had a minimum fifteen (15) years cognate experience from the date of qualification, seven (7) years of which must have been spent in a recognized University.
• Exposure in professional accounting practice and an MBA degree from an accredited Nigerian University, fellowship of the accounts professional body will be an added advantage.

Tenure and Conditions of Service

• The successful candidate must hold office for a period of five (5) years which may be renewed for another term of five years.