Vacancies: Account Clerk I, Accounting Assistant I
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 100 internationally recruited Scientists from about 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based in various Stations across Africa. Please visit http://www.iita.org/ for more information on IITA.
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable candidates for the positions below in its Headquarters in Ibadan.
Position: Account Clerk I
(2-year renewable Contract)
Duties:
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following:
- Processing of Expense Claims;
- Imputing of processed Expense Claims into the Oracle Data Base.
- Assist in processing Travel/Cash advances.
- Filling of Imputed Expense Claims.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Qualification and Experience
Candidates with WASC plus minimum of 5 years Accounting experience.
The ideal candidate must:
- Be articulate, very conversant with Oracle Application.
- Be Hardworking and demonstrate ability to work under pressure with less supervision.
- Possess good communication skills.
Position: Accounting Assistant I
(2-year renewable Contract)
Duties:
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following:
- Preparation of regular statements and billings on CG inter-centre projects account.
- Booking of incoming funds on inter-centre projects and miscellaneous receivables on Oracle.
- Preparation of invoices on miscellaneous receivables.
- Computation of overhead on NCPJ.
- Preparation of local imprest on regular basis.
- Preparation of audit schedules for account monitoring.
- Analysis of IITA accounts into ILRI account.
- Preparation of ILRI budget.
- Raising, processing and reviewing journals related to the above mentioned areas.
- Preparation of monthly reports.
- Any other duty assigned by the Supervisor/Director of Finance.
Qualification and Experience
Candidates with OND in Accounting/ICAN, PEI plus minimum of 4 years Accounting experience.
The ideal candidate must:
- Be articulate, very conversant with Oracle Application.
- Be hardworking and demonstrate ability to work under pressure with less supervision.
- Possess good communication skills.
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 24th September 2013. The application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three professional referees which must include either the Head of applicant’s 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.