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. IITA is headquartered in Nigeria, with offices located in other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Cashier<\/strong><\/p>\n The position: IITA is recruiting for a Cashier position for the IITA Ghana Country Office. S\/he will work under the supervision of the IITA-Ghana Country Representative and the Station Administrator.<\/p>\n Main Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n Work with research teams and parnters in Ghana and the Finance Division at the IITA Headquaters in Ibadan to:<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist the Country Representative, Station Administrator and Account Officer with the day-to-day operational and administrative activities of IITA Ghana. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A bachelor’s degree (B.A or BSc) or High National Diploma (HND) in Accounting or related field from a recognised institution or university Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent computer skills with good grasp of spreadsheets, word processing and other MS office applications, and ability to learn new applications quickly Location:<\/strong> Tamale<\/p>\n How to Apply For the Job<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Applicants should send a cover letter and CV (4 pages maximum) explaining their interest in the position, relevant documents and testimonials and the names and addresses (telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. Country Representative, <\/strong> and submitted by email to:<\/p>\n iitaghana@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong> 03 February, 2017<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 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…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-5G9","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21833"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21833\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Handling all cash transactions on behalf of IITA Ghana in line with the specific approvals
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Making payments to IITA staff, cash advance, travel advance, imprest\u00a0 reimbursement to other units
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Receive cash on behalf of IITA such as deposit in personal account and cost centres and sales from other units
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Preparation of cash certificates where all the available balances will be recorded
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Receiving all cheques and other financial instruments on behalf of IITA.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Raising request for imprest reimbursement
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Develop and maintain an efficient filing system and database on cash transactions
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Manage petty cash and payments of travel advances
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Review expense and travel advance retirement reports in accordance with IITA policies and procedures for final approval by Country Representative
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist with preparing monthly bank reconciliations of project accounts for approval
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Assist with the production of monthly financial reports, i.e field financial reports including income statement expenditure reports and travel expense statements
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Make and store photocopies of all original vouchers, invoices, receipts and other supporting documents of bank transactions monthly after submission of the field report
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Work with the Accounting officer to ensure proper expenditure tracking and assist with project-appropriate expenditure tracking systems in line with project budgets and activities.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Perform other official duties assigned by the Accounts Officer.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 A minimum of 3 years of progressive work experience in similar position in a reputable organisation
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Experience working in similar position in a CGIAR centre will be an added advantage<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent English reporting, writing and oral communication skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good team spirit and also participate as a team member in accomplishment of duties
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Numberal accuracy and attention to details
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to work with minimal supervision
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good office management skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Good understanding of budgeting and financial management procedures
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Strong ability to coordinate and organise workload, take initiative and work under pressure.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Applications should be addressed to the<\/p>\n
\nIITA-Ghana, <\/strong>
\nP.O. Box TL 6, <\/strong>
\nTamale<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 IITA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 To find out more about IITA. visit our websites at http:\/\/www.iita.org<\/strong>.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 IITA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"