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

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

Job type: Contract

Duration: 3 years renewable

About 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.

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.
A 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.