Job Vacancy at The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Duties

Successful candidate will among other things perform the following:

• Processing advances and claims for payment and maintain the cash advance register for follow up on the reimbursements of the advances.
• Ensure costs are correctly entered into template for advance retirements
• Verify and review calculations on receipts and claims form
• Assign accounting codes to each transactions before carrying out posting of transactions
• Checking accounting records for accuracy and correctness as necessary
• Enforcing proper intemal control in the station's finance unit.
• Accounting of IITA Kano Station expenditure and receivables.
• Preparation of invoices and chargeback statements for services provided to individuals or other institutions and partners.
• Preparation of Station Imprest
• Preparation of the reconciliation statement of all Station bank accounts.
• Preparation of the Station Cash Certificate.
• Assist the Assets & inventory Clerk in handling assets inventory and disposal.
• Respond to account inquiries and provide promptfeedback to users.
• Filing and keeping IITA Kano accounting supporting documents and records (electronic and hard copies).

Qualification and Experience

• BSc or HND in Accounting or related field from a reputable college/polytechnic, ICAN PE II would be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 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, prioritize and organize workload; take initiative and work under pressure.

Remuneration:
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive fringe benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.