ICRISAT seeks applications from dynamic Malawian nationals for Officer – Finance position for CIMMYT projects. This position is based at Lilongwe, ICRISAT Malawi location.

ICRISAT is a non-profit, non- political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and 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.

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is a pioneering, international scientific research for development organization, specializing in improving dryland farming and Agri-food systems. The Institute was established as an international organization in 1972, by a Memorandum of Agreement between the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research and the Government of India. 

ICRISAT works with global partners to develop innovative science backed solutions to overcome hunger, malnutrition, poverty and environmental degradation, serving the 2.1 billion people who reside in the drylands of Asia, Africa and beyond. The Institute is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India and has regional centers in Mali and Kenya, with dedicated research stations in Niger, Nigeria, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Senegal.

Job Responsibilities:

• Cash Flow Projection, Monitoring and Budget Execution 
• Ensure timely preparation of a cash flow projection for Malawi office with Country Office Coordinator. 
• Review and update cash flow statement and with Country Office Coordinator and Program Managers, Program Administrators and CIMMYT Global Financial Services (GFS) department/Treasury team. Payment Processing, Transaction Recording and Documentation. 
• Coordinate in country financial activities in constant coordination with CIMMYT and ICRISAT Finance functions. Scrutinize and support or initiate payment requests and processing ensuring proper support documentation is attached.
• Ensure proper numbering and filling of financial and accounting records. 
• Ensure proper recording of financial transactions in corresponding system.
• Generate monthly a record of all transactions entered during the month and ensure errors are corrected in time. Verify monthly consolidation and submission of monthly reports to HQ / Review the monthly transaction report issued by host center before ICRISAT will invoice to hosted center.