ILRI Vacancy – Accountant position in IFPRI

Vacancy Number: A/001/2014
Department: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Duration: One year

General: IFPRI is one of the international agricultural research institutes organized under the CGIAR

Consortium. The mandate of IFPRI is to identify and analyze alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting world food needs in ways that conserve the natural resource base, with emphasis on low income and on the poorer groups in the countries. With a vision for a world free of hunger and malnutrition, IFPRI’s mission is to provide sustainable solutions for ending hunger and reducing poverty.

The position:  The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks to hire Accountant for its Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) Division in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Main Duties:

The primary responsibility of the Accountant will be to prepare IFPRI-ESARO budgets, facilitates payments at training events and for staff travel, prepares financial reports, handles petty cash and record expenditures.

Detailed responsibilities:

• Ensures that the division’s expenditure is fully compliant and in compliance with IFPRI policies and procedures;
• Ensures that all project financial data are kept up to date and that the IFPRI Head Quarter gets accurate and timely reports;
• Prepares budget for ESARO and liaises with different researchers in the office in order to coordinate preparation of project budgets;
• Assists in the preparation of collaborator contracts;
• Assists with applications for tax and duty exemptions, when applicable;
• Prepares vouchers for approval by ensuring that all the necessary documents are attached and verifies source documents for completeness, authenticity and arithmetic accuracy;
• Provides accurate coding at transaction level to ensure that expenditure monitoring is accurate and data is captured in the right cost and sub cost centers;
• Ensures all payments for supplies and services are made promptly;
• Handles ESARO petty cash;
• Any other responsibilities that will be assigned by supervisor and / or management.

Minimum Requirements

Education:
•    BA Degree in Accounting

Experience:
•    At least five (5) years practical experience with a reputable organization

Training:
•    ACCA completion is an added value

Skills:
•    High computer knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Accounting Software)
•    Good written and oral communication in English language
•    Integrity and capacity to keep confidential information
•    Ability to organize work and archives efficiently
•    Ability to work under pressure
•    Ability to work in a multi-cultural organization
•    Initiative and ability to respond creatively to analytical challenges

Duty Station:   Addis Ababa

Level:   2C

Minimum
Base Salary:    Birr 11,871 per month (Negotiable, depending on experience, skill and salary history of the candidate)

Terms of appointment: Initial appointment is for a one year, fixed term, renewable appointment based on performance and funding availability.  IFPRI offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits in line with ILRI salary applicable for its Nationally Recruited Staff. IFPRI is an international and equal opportunity organization and believes that diversity of its staff contributes to excellence.

The ILRI campus is set in a secure, attractive campus on the outskirts of Addis Ababa.  Dining and sports facilities are located on site.

Applications: Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, relevant documents and testimonials, and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Human Resources Office, ILRI, P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Telephone: (251-11)-617-20-00; Fax: (251-11)-646-46-45.  Name and reference number of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the envelopes if mailed, or on the fax applications.  Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date:  January 21, 2014.