The International
Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium (www.cgiar.org)
– develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better
enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and
profitable as well as sustainable and resilient.
CIAT is seeking a Finance Assistant (Accounts) with the main responsibility of providing timely and efficient
accounting support to CIAT corporate accounting process.
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,
PO Box
823-00621,
Nairobi, Kenya
and email applications
to ciatkenyainfo@cgiar.org and should clearly indicate “Finance Assistant” 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: 6th September, 2012
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/