The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Accountant

Job ID.: IITA/P&C/NRS2024-022
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 3-year renewable contract
Slot: 2 Openings

Duties

• Ensure preparation of prompt, timely and accurate financial statements to donors.
• Review from time-to-time project budget and advise budget holder/PM on potential project overrun.
• Ensure prompt preparation and submission of invoice to donor.
• Coordinate assigned project Audit during the year.
• Ensure prompt and accurate computation of annual budgets.
• Ensure prompt resolution of issues raised by Budget officer/PM.
• Contribute meaningfully to IITA overall cashflow management.
• Advise PM on budget burn rate to avoid overrun & ineligible expenses.
• Support the Institute’s annual audit with relevant schedules and respond to audit queries.
• Partner’s justification – Timely Justification of partners financial reports.
• Accurate verification of all partner’s expenses based on support documents submitted with the financial report on assigned projects.
• Budget monitoring and budget compliance.
• Ensure project expenditure doesn’t exceed life budget always.
• Avoid ineligible overrun on each budget line.
• Eliminate project overrun through budget monitoring and variance analysis/burn rate tracking.
• Early identification of projects with Overrun potential through the monthly Budget Monitoring report.
• Prepare accurate and timely overhead and CSP charges at the month end for all active projects.
• Perform any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements

• Masters in Accounting or related field with a minimum of six (6) years’ experience in a well-structured environment or a well-structured environment. Possession of ACA or ACCA is an added advantage.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Be proficient with Oracle EBS and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Have usage of Banking platforms and Payroll dynamics experience.
• Have good communication skills (writing, reading, and speaking).
• Be a good team player and pay attention to details.

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

Application Closing Date
5th September, 2024.