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Finance Manager at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

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Ibadan Oyo
Posted 1 month ago

Job Title: Finance Manager

Duties

  • Prepare monthly reports across all Regional Hub Program Cost Centers for effective and efficient internal financial management.
  • Advise and communicate with the Regional Hub project team on project financial status, availability of funds for project activities, and other financial and compliance-related matters.
  • Liaise continuously with the Headquarters Finance team to ensure the highest level of compliance with IITA policies, regulations, and procedures.
  • Ensure strict compliance with specific project rules, regulations & contract terms.
  • Maintain financial reporting and tracking systems providing data measurements on the financial performance of project activities and expenditures against overall objectives
  • Develop and prepare for donors and IITA Finance, timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and accurate financial projections throughout the fiscal year. Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets’ spending.
  • Handle all consolidated expenditure justification reports and retrieve all backup support documents for IITA internal i.e. Project Development & Administration Unit and Donor reporting.
  • Prepare and review relevant partnership agreements, ensuring all mapping/categorization of respective expenses are in line with Donor Report requirements and project workplans
  • Support annual budget development processes and provide financial assistance to teams developing new funding proposals.
  • Continuously review all financial transactions and resolve issues arising.
  • Monitor and report on actual spending, including compliance with instituted controls and donor requirements/compliance.
  • Prepare monthly Bank Reconciliation handing all imprest reports, including attendant controls.
  • Verify all partners’ expenses based on the support documents submitted with the financial reports on various Regional Soil Health Hub partners and IITA staff.
  • Review all staff cost-related payments charged to the Regional Soil Health Hub Cost Centers for propriety and correctness.
  • Monitor risk management factors to ensure financial sustainability of the Regional Hub.
  • Process all Regional Hub staff travel advances, claims and reimbursements.
  • Handle Fixed Asset register, including tagging and reconciliation.
  • Perform any other finance-related tasks as may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements
Qualifications:

  • Master`s Degree in Finance, Accounting or any related field with a minimum of six (6) years’ experience performing similar role in a well-structured environment, possession of ACA/ACCA would be an added advantage.
  • Experience in WorldBank operations would be a plus.

Competencies:
The ideal candidate must:

  • Have strong analytical mind, with hands-on experience in any major ERP/ computer application e.g. Oracle application.
  • Agile self-learner who is not afraid to ask questions to clarify tasks and reduce/avoid predictable inefficiencies at execution stage.
  • Have excellent MS Office competence.
  • Strong service and support mindset, and an excellent eye for details in numbers and narrative.
  • Have a very pleasant personality, good team player, honest and good command of both written and oral English.
  • Ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure of tight deadlines.
  • A proactive problem solver with the ability to adapt to changing project needs and priorities.
  • Some understanding of written French would be an advantage.

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

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is on 22nd April, 2025. Therefore, Qualified and interested candidates can:  “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION”  It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:
Official Job Website: http://www.iita.org/

Job Features

Job CategoryFinance Manager

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