Reconciliation Officer at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

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: Reconciliation Officer

Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-036
Locations: Ibadan, Oyo
Recruitment Type: National (3-year renewable contract)

Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

Perform short-term investments management with various banks;
Prepare and load journals using Accounting Desktop Integrator into Oracle Interface;
Perform reconciliation of bank/cash account monthly (32 banks, cash and deposit accounts);
Prepare and send remittance advice to payee on foreign payments made through wire transfer;
Perform data entry to oracle AP and GL daily;
Download exchange rate from FT and convert to excel weekly;
Journalize emergency cash transactions daily and write cash book adjustment daily;
Attend to enquires from internal/external auditors and from local/oversea suppliers as they affect treasury functions;
Book fast track purchase and corporate credit card transactions;
Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Treasury Manager.

Qualification and Experience

B.Sc/HND in Accounting or related fields. ICAN skill level (former ICAN PEII) with minimum of six (6) years’ working experience performing related roles in a structured business environment.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

Have strong analytical mind,
Be very good with computer applications especially Oracle application.
Have very pleasant personality,
Be a good team player and honest
Have good communication skills.

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

Application Closing Date
21st October, 2019.

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