Position: Station Acountant
Contract: 2-year renewable contract Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar
The Senior Accountant is responsible for ensuring the regular and rigorous day-to-day financial management, including bookkeeping, budget monitoring, financial reporting and compliance with IITA and World Bank procedures, as well as providing administrative support related to finance. The Station Accountant reports hierarchically to the Project Head of Mission.
Duties:
- Prepare and review project financial reports.
- Review partners’ financial report and prepare financial justification.
- Attend to queries raised by Budget Officers regarding projects and fund status.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets.
- Raise journals for necessary adjustments on various accounts and load them into Oracle.
- Update, review, and reconcile bills receivables from donors with the total grants income of projects.
- Support the institute’s annual audit with relevant schedules and respond to audit queries.
- Promptly promote the month-end budget monitoring report.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Requirements
QUALIFICATION:
University degree at Bac+4 level (Master's degree or equivalent) Accounting, Finance, Economics, or any other related field
Experience in the accounting management of projects funded by international donors is an asset.
COMPETENCIES:
The ideal candidate must:
- Have excellent communication skills (writing, reading, oral).
- Have a strong analytical mind.
- Be very good with computer applications, especially Oracle.
- Be a good team player, and honest.
- Good command of French and English; knowledge of Malagasy is an asset.
- Have a very pleasant personality.
Benefits
We offer highly competitive salaries with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
Skills Required
- Master's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field
- Experience in accounting management of projects funded by international donors
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficiency with computer applications, especially Oracle
- Ability to work in a team and maintain high integrity
- Good command of French and English
- Knowledge of Malagasy
What We Do
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-profit agricultural research-for-development (R4D) organization and a member of the CGIAR Consortium. IITA is dedicated to transforming African agriculture through innovative science and sustainable solutions. Its mission focuses on food security, poverty reduction, and climate resilience by developing high-yielding, climate-smart crops, improving soil health, and enhancing agricultural value chains to empower farmers and communities across the continent.
