Administrative and Finance Assistant at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Reference ID: IITA-HR-NRS2022-021
Recruitment Type: National
Contract: 3-year renewable contract

Duties

• Support first-level analysis of the financial operations of the station and ensure timely delivery of financial reports, including cash and bank management, and other aspects of the station’s financial management.
• Prepare, examine and analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Develop financial controls, analysis on station budgets, make recommendations on budget expenditures, and monitor the expenditures.
• Prepare payment vouchers, pay advice, petty cash, handle blank Cheques during working hours and write cheques.
• Maintain advances and assets registers for the station.
• Handle oracle AP and GL responsibilities and carry out data entry activities.
• Keep books of prime entries and reconcile statements of accounts of suppliers.
• Respond to queries from suppliers and service providers.
• Organize and maintain files on financial transactions and make them available to stakeholders on request.
• Provide linkage with procurement processes in the station.
• Assist in supervising the drivers and making travel arrangements for staff.
• Ensure availability of office stationery and equipment.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• BSc / HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or any other related field with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience performing a similar or related role in a well-structured organization.
• Possession of professional qualification would be an added advantage.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to use basic Microsoft software (word, excel, PowerPoint).
• Have good communication skills (writing, reading, and speaking).
• Have knowledge of accounting software, especially oracle ERP and other ERPs.

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