Accountant -ICRISAT at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Duties and responsibilities

General Ledger Maintenance:

• Ledger Postings i.e., Cash receipts, general journals, Travel expense Reports,
• Country (Ethiopia and Mozambique) Imprests Expense Reports.
• Bank Reconciliations.
• Inter Office Accounts Processing.
• Collaborators Invoicing.
• Processing of purchase Invoices and ensuring LPOs are closed in the system.
• Filing correctly and sequentially journal vouchers and cash receipts in their respective files and ensure that the journals are fully supported.

Process payments:

• Process Technicians Staff Salaries Schedules.
• Salary Payment and Statutory deductions.
• Payment to the government on/before the stipulated deadline dates.
• Perform reconciliation of the same. 

Project Partners Disbursement

• Ensuring partners accounts for the funds disbursed to them.
• Maintenance of the billing accounting.
• Invoice and follow up on balances as well as maintain proper record for auditing.

Reimbursable & Travel Accounts

• Ensure that advances in the balance sheet accounts are cleared and statements are sent on a monthly basis.
• Processing IRS allowances.
• Monitoring dormant accounts for closure and opening new ones when new staff join ICRISAT.

Participating in Audit both internal and external

• Preparing audit schedule and respond to queries.
• Ensuring financial documents are fully supported.

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree in Accounting  or Finance.
• 2-3 years relevant experience.
• CPA 1 or ACCA Part 1.
• Non-Governmental Working experience will be an added advantage.

Education, knowledge and experience

• Has initiative, can work independently, and is an effective team player.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with people in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
• Experience working with a wide and diverse network of groups and individuals.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.