Accountant -ICRISAT

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.

Apply via :

www.cifor.org