General Accounting and Treasury Manager

About this role

The role is for a General Accounting and Treasury Manager at IITA, based in Lagos. It involves overseeing general accounting operations, month-end and year-end closings, and ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions across projects and funding sources. The position also covers treasury duties, cash management, liquidity forecasting, bank relations, and payment processes, with emphasis on controlling risks and ensuring compliance with donor and statutory requirements. The candidate should lead the accounting and treasury team, provide financial analysis for management and the Board, and collaborate with other departments to strengthen end-to-end financial processes. IITA is a not-for-profit agricultural research institute working with partners across sub-Saharan Africa to improve livelihoods and food security, and is a member of CGIAR.

What you would do

• Oversee general accounting operations and ensure timely recording of transactions.
• Coordinate monthly, quarterly and year-end close processes, including journals, accruals, provisions and reconciliations.
• Manage payables, receivables, payroll, advances, assets, liabilities, income and expenditure accounting.
• Establish and maintain balance sheet reconciliations with clear ownership and timely resolution of items.
• Ensure proper allocation of transactions across projects, grants, cost centres and funding sources.
• Strengthen accounting policies, controls and their application across locations.
• Identify and address accounting and financial control weaknesses.
• Lead day-to-day treasury and cash management activities and ensure liquidity to meet obligations.
• Prepare and monitor weekly cash positions and cash-flow forecasts.
• Manage bank accounts, signatories, online banking access and banking controls; review bank charges and discrepancies.

What they are asking for

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, including at least 6 years in a management or supervisory role.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, ACA or equivalent) with post-qualification experience in accounting, treasury and financial management.

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