Associate Manager – MIS and Assets Management

ICRISAT seeks application from professionals who can perform a specialist role of an Associate Manager – MIS and Assets Management to be hired in Financial Services. The position will report to the Senior Manager, Finance and will assist Senior Manager, Finance in preparation, analysis and reconciliation of financial statements, MIS, financial forecasts and Assets Management and has expertise in handling accounting functions. 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:

• Preparation and consolidation of periodic institutional and management reports, including review, analysis and reconciliation of General Ledger accounts.

• Preparation, monitoring, review and reconciliation of Fixed Assets Register and other Assets      Management records.
• Preparing budgets and financial forecasts
• Assisting in physical stock verification
• Assist in allocation of budget
• Assist outreach locations with Audit requirements
• Assist in preparing Inter-Office Accounts
• Liaise and assist with Internal and External Audits
• Has to coordinate with other units for inflow of information to finance and coordinate with all locations across Asia and Africa to gather information related to finance.
• Liaise with outreach locations
• Liaise with PSDS (Procurement Team ) for Assets Management-related activities
• Oversee and provide accurate and timely Reports/data to the Senior Manager – Finance for decision-making purposes

Candidate Profile

• A master’s degree (preferred) in Business Administration, CA Inter
• A Minimum of 5 -7 years of experience in preparation, analysis and reconciliation of financial statements, MIS, financial forecasts and Assets Management and expertise in handling accounting functions.
• Ability to analyse 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 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 19 Dec 2024  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