Finance Assistant - Accounts
International
Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Recruiting a Finance Assistant - Accounts
CIAT
conducts research for development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa,
and Asia (www.ciat.cgiar.org).
CIAT is seeking a Finance Assistant - Accounts with the main responsibility of providing timely and efficient accounting support to CIAT corporate accounting process.
The
position is based in Nairobi, Kenya and reports to Accounting Team Coordinator
- Africa.
Main responsibilities include:
- Account Register
- Oracle data entry, review and posting; web journal data review, approval
and posting.
- Support the
payroll process, payment, recording and posting
- Register and
control of fixed assets accounting
- Petty cash
management
- Periodic
accounts analysis
- Bank
reconciliations
- Payment
processing and documentation
- Register and
update cash flow requirements
- Support audit
process
The
candidate shall have the following competencies, skills and experience:
- Bachelors’
degree in Accounting or Finance and should have attained a minimum of CPA III
- Minimum of 3
years relevant work experience with proven accounting skills.
- High level of
computer skills, ability to handle complex accounting systems including
knowledge of Oracle and ability to learn new applications quickly.
- Possess high
level of integrity and respect for confidentiality.
Terms
of employment:
The position is nationally recruited, will be based at CIAT Offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
The
contract will be for one year period, subject to a probation period of three
(3) months, renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.
How to apply:
Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees.
All
correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human Resources Office, P O Box
823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya and email applications to ciatkenyainfo@cgiar.org and
should clearly indicate “Finance Assistant - Accounts” on the subject
line.
Email
applications and CV’s should be saved as one file using the applicant’s last
name and first name for ease of sorting.
Closing date for applications: 5th July, 2013
All applications will be acknowledged; only short listed candidates will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about us at: http://www.ciat.cgiar.org
