IITA Job Vacancy: Account and treasury officer (Kano)

IITA is an international non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization established in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and a member of the CGIAR Consortium. Our R4D approach is anchored on the development needs of tropical nations. We work with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. We have more than 200 internationally recruited scientists from about 35 countries and over 1000 nationally recruited staff based in various stations 

Job Title: Account and treasury officer
Job Location: Kano

Job 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 internal 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 prompt feedback 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 11 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 spread sheets, 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. 

METHOD OF APPLICATION: 
Interested applicants should forward their applications with detailed curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA website: 
http://www:iita.org/careers  no later than Two Weeks from the date of this publication: The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three 
professional referees which must include either the Head of applicants current or previous organization or applicant's direct supervisor/superior officer at work and evidence of current remuneration package:               

IITA is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from female candidates. 

Application Deadline for this vacancy at IITA
14th of November 2015

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