ILRI Accountant Assistant Jobs in Ethiopia

ILRI Accountant Assistant Jobs in Ethiopia


The Position:

  • The International Potato Centre (CIP) under the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit an Accountant Assistant who will manage bank and cash payments, facilitates procurement of goods and services, validates finance supporting documents, responsible for uploading and filling finance documents.

    General:

  • CIP is a non-profit international agricultural research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato and Andean roots and tubers. Its vision is: Roots and tubers improving the lives of the poor. CIP is dedicated to achieving food security, improved well-being, and gender equity for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world.

  • CIP works with partners to contribute high quality science, technology, and capacity strengthening for sustainable science-based solutions. CIP is headquartered in Lima, Peru, with staff and activities in over 30 locations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. CIP is a member of the CGIAR Consortium.

  • CGIAR is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers that are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations.

    Main duties and responsibilities:

  • Assist in preparation of payments, their authorization and codes expenditure in accordance with approved budget, donor and CIP rules;

  • Assist in preparation of cash forecast and advance requests for CIP Addis and project offices;

  • Responsible for timely payment of travel claims, utilities, material purchase, office suppliers and sub grantees;

  • Contribute to the preparation of financial reports and other reports as required;

  • Support the validating and completeness of financial and contractual documents and recording transactions in the system;

  • Support with the follow up of payments on behalf of subgrantees at the region, advance payments and timely liquidation of advances;

  • Assist
    with regional project offices finance issues and partners and subgrantees as may be requested;

  • Support both statutory and donor audits and respond to audit queries;

  • Support the management of payments from bank account, handle petty cash collections and payments and update the register;

  • Upload finance documents on the share point;

  • Facilitate the procurement of goods and services as per laid down procedures;

  • Ensure that the contracts for office and other services are renewed on time;

  • Maintain an updated database for the fixed assets and supplies as applicable;

  • Support the Admin assistant in monitoring vehicle movement for Addis Ababa and the regions and submit vehicle mileage reports;

  • Performs other duties as required.

    Academic and professional qualifications:

    Education:

  • Minimum BA degree in accounting and finance

    Or

  • Diploma in accounting and finance

    Experience:

  • Bachelor Degree with a minimum of two years of professional experience in accounting

    Or

  • Diploma in relevant field with five years of relevant experience preferably in a non-profit environment.

  • Experience in accounting software packages and techniques.

    Additional Skills:

  • Fluent in official language according to country location.

  • Advanced level in English.

  • Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel.

  • Accounting software packages.

  • Knowledge in Statistical methods and analysis.

  • Knowledge in Audit and Taxation.

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; ILRI Accountant Assistant Jobs in Ethiopia


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