Company Info
Large organization
200 + Employees
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.
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.
1). Project Accountant
Job ID: IITA/P&C/NRS2025-009
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job type: Contract
Duration: 3-year renewable contract
Duties
- Ensure the preparation of prompt, timely, and accurate financial statements for donors.
- Review project budgets periodically and advise budget holders/PMs on potential project overruns.
- Ensure the prompt preparation and submission of invoices to donors.
- Coordinate assigned project audits throughout the year.
- Ensure the prompt and accurate computation of annual budgets.
- Ensure the prompt resolution of issues raised by Budget Officers/PMs.
- Contribute meaningfully to IITA’s overall cash flow management.
- Advice PMs on budget burn rates to avoid overruns and ineligible expenses.
- Support the institute’s annual audit with relevant schedules and respond to audit queries.
- Ensure timely justification of partners’ financial reports.
- Accurately verify all partners’ expenses based on supporting documents submitted with financial reports on assigned projects.
- Monitor budgets and ensure compliance.
- Ensure project expenditures do not exceed the life budget.
- Avoid ineligible overruns on each budget line.
- Eliminate project overruns through budget monitoring and variance analysis/burn rate tracking.
- Identify projects with overrun potential early through monthly budget monitoring reports.
- Prepare accurate and timely overhead and CSP charges at month-end for all active projects.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- BSc / HND in Accounting, Finance, or other relevant fields of study with a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience performing similar role in a well-structured environment.
- Professional certifications in ACA, ACCA is required; Masters’ degree is an added advantage.
Competencies
The ideal candidate must:
- Have knowledge of Oracle EBS application.
- Have a strong command of Microsoft Office suite.
- Have strong attention to details.
- Have experience in Project Finance Management.
Benefits
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Application Closing Date
22nd April, 2025.
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2). Accountant II
Job ID: IITA/P&C/NRS2025-009
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job type: Contract
Duration: 3-year renewable contract
Duties
- Handle donors with sensitive and special requirements.
- Prepare error-free project financial statements for donors.
- Coordinate assigned project external audits throughout the year.
- Ensure timely budget uploads into the Oracle system.
- Promptly prepare and submit invoices to donors.
- Support the institution’s cash and receivable management.
- Assist with the institute’s annual audit by providing relevant schedules and responding to audit queries.
- Prepare month-end budget monitoring reports.
- Ensure timely justification of partners’ financial reports.
- Support the Project Finance Manager with relevant analysis for decision-making.
- Address queries raised by donor representatives regarding submitted financial reports.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- BSc / HND in Accounting, Finance, or any other related field with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a well-structured environment.
- Professional certifications in ICAN/ACA is required.
Competencies
The ideal candidate must:
- Have knowledge of Oracle EBS.
- Be able to use Microsoft Office Suite.
- Be a goal setter.
- Be a good team player, and honest.
- Have a good attention to details.
Benefits
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Application Closing Date
22nd April, 2025.
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3). Accountant I
Job ID: IITA/P&C/NRS2025-009
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job type: Contract
Duration: 3-year renewable contract
Duties
- Prepare and review project financial reports.
- Review partners’ financial report and prepare financial justification.
- Attend to queries raised by Budget Officers regarding projects and fund status.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets.
- Raise journals for necessary adjustments on various accounts and load them into Oracle.
- Update, review, and reconcile bills receivables from donors with the total grants income of projects.
- Support the institute’s annual audit with relevant schedules and respond to audit queries.
- Promptly promote the month-end budget monitoring report.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- BSc / HND in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any other related field with a minimum of four (4) years’ experience in a well-structured environment.
- Professional certifications in ICAN/ACA is desirable.
Competencies
The ideal candidate must:
- The ideal candidate must:
- Have excellent communication skills (writing, reading, oral).
- Have a strong analytical mind.
- Be very good with computer applications, especially Oracle.
- Be a good team player, and honest.
- Have a very pleasant personality.
Benefits
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Application Closing Date
22nd April, 2025.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply:
