Senior Officer – Finance Malawi Operations

ICRISAT seeks application from professionals who can perform a specialist role of a Senior Officer – Finance Malawi Operations to be hired in Financial Services. The position will report to the Manager – Africa Region, Finance and will be Responsible for managing Accounts and Finance and provide support to Finance Team members with close interaction and reporting to HQ-India. There is a requirement for a person who with high integrity and able to exercise sound judgement. The incumbent should be able to interact with wide range of staff at all levels in multicultural and multidisciplinary environment. This position will be hired through a National Recruitment Process, on a contract basis for a period of three years. A new contract may be offered at the end of the present tenure based on the performance of the incumbent, funding availability, and the institute’s continuing need for the position.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. Covering 6.5 million square kilometers of land in 55 countries, the semi- arid or dryland tropics has over 2 billion people and 644 million of these are the poorest of the poor. ICRISAT and its partners help empower these disadvantaged populations to overcome poverty, hunger and a degraded environment through better agricultural production systems.

ICRISAT is headquartered at Patancheru near Hyderabad, India, with two regional hubs and eight country offices in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT envisions a prosperous, food-secure and resilient dryland tropics. Its mission is to reduce poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation in the dryland tropics. ICRISAT conducts research on its mandate crops of chickpea, pigeonpea, groundnut, sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet in the arid and semi-arid tropics. The Institute focuses its work on the drylands and in protecting the environment. Tropical dryland areas are usually seen as resource-poor and perennially beset by shocks such as drought, thereby trapping dryland communities in poverty and hunger and making them dependent on external aid. Please visit – www.icrisat.org

Primary Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible to:

• Ensure that the organization’s financial records and recordkeeping methods are in compliance with applicable standards and regulations.
• Ensure booking of all capital expenditures and inform HQ timely manner.
• Verification and Authorization of Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Preparation of Budget for the Location and Review the same periodically.
• Preparation of Cash flow Statement and Review of Cash Flow Budget Vs Actual.
• Prepare Financial Statements, MIS and Financial Forecasts.
• Periodically review the organization’s financial reports and identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• Managing all accounting operations based on accounting principles.
• Conducting Physical Stock Verification
• Preparation of Inter office Accounts and Reconcile the same periodically.
• Undertake other jobs assigned from time to time
•  Ensure Team follow the policies and procedures for accounting, procurement, Travel and others.
• Manage Seed Business Vertical for planning of cultivation, budgeting, sourcing, sale of seed , MIS, Audit and others.
• Grant Fund Management as per the Grant Sanctioned letter and reporting as per timelines.
• Undertake other jobs assigned from time to time

• Liaison with Internal and External Auditors
• Inter departmental liaison
• Liaison with Outreach locations to meet Audit requirement
• Assisting the HQ team in resolving accounting problems
• Provide accurate and timely information to the Management for decision making purposes
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Acumen for process improvement

Candidate Profile

• CA Inter/ MBA in finance or a relevant field of specialization with atleast 3 – 4 Years of Experience
• Hands-on knowledge on MS Office, ERP Tool
• Ability to analyze complex problems, interpret operational needs, and develop creative solutions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to produce accurate work.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent communication, stakeholder orientation, problem-solving and analytical skills utilized in effectively collaborating with team members at all levels throughout the organization
• High-level written, oral and interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills in English

 General:

This is a contractual position for a period of 36 months.

How to apply:

Applicants should apply on or before 03 Jan 2025 with their latest Resume, and the names and contact information of three references that are knowledgeable about their professional qualifications and work experience. All applications will be acknowledged; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

ICRISAT is an equal opportunity employer

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements