Finance Officer
International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture (IITA) is an international non-profit research-for development
(R4D) organization created in 1967, governed by a Board of Trustees, and
supported primarily by the Consultative Group of International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR).
IITA’s R4D is anchored on the
development needs of Sub-Saharan Africa and develops agricultural solutions with
partners to tackle hunger and poverty by reducing producer and consumer risks,
enhancing crop quality and productivity, and generating wealth from
agriculture.
Roles
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Provide support to the Hub Head of
Finance and Administration (HFA-CAH) to streamline financial policies and
procedures in all IITA Central Africa Hub (CAH) Stations.
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Working with HFA-CAH and scientists,
provide monthly updates and monitor budgets for all projects implemented under
the CA Hub Director’s supervision.
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Support station administrators in
IITA CAH to monitor administrative and cost recovery cost centres.
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Participate in review of donor
financial reports for CAH projects as requested.
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Conduct regular checks and ensure
accounts staff in all IITA CAH Stations comply with financial guidelines and
procedures of the Institute.
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Work with the HFA-CAH to identify
training needs, and organize in-house training, of accounting personnel and
other staff (including Scientists and Administration) on accounting controls
and procedures, budget monitoring, etc.
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Participate in coordination of audit
activities and other assurance and monitoring providers across all CAH
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Hub Stations and follow up on
implementation of audit recommendations in close consultation with HFA-CAH.
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Perform the role of second reviewer
of FINIX transactions for some of the IITA CAH Stations.
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Review monthly reconciliation of bank
accounts in all IITA CAH Stations and flag any inconsistencies.
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Support the HFA-CAH to provide
technical support and back stopping to all accounting staff in the IITA CAH
stations.
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The candidate shall have the
following competencies, skills and experience:
Requirements
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Masters’ degree in a
finance/accounting related field.
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Full certification in professional
accounting qualification – CPA or ACCA.
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At least five year’s progressive INGO
experience in accounting and financial management position.
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Understanding of, and demonstrated
experience with, financial accounting principles, processes, systems and
internal controls not-for-profit organizations.
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Experience in auditing and systems
review.
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Staff management experience and
abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
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High level of proficiency working
with MS Office (Excel advanced level), Word and accounting packages, ERPs
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Proficiency with Excel as a tool for
data input, reporting, review, and analysis.
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Working knowledge of French is an
added advantage
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Willingness to travel regularly to
stations within the IITA Central Africa Hub
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Possess excellent interpersonal and
communication skills, good judgment and a high level of integrity and respect
for confidentiality
Terms of
employment
The position is nationally recruited,
will be based at IITA Offices in Nairobi, Kenya. The contract will be for two
(2) years 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 visit http://ciat.cgiar.org/ciat-jobs to
get full details of the position and to submit their applications, clearly
indicating position applied for as: Finance Officer.
An application Letter and Curriculum
Vitae should be attached and saved as one document using candidate’s last
name-first name for ease of sorting.
Applications closing date: 7th June
2017
Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.