Job Title: Bursar
Location: Umuahia, Abia State.
Organisation: Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
Sector: Education
Job Description:
• The Bursar is the Chief Financial Officer of the University responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administration and control of the financial affairs of the University.
Candidates:
• Candidates for the post of Bursar must exhibit considerable degree of competence, responsiveness and demonstrable integrity and transparency on matter of financial resources management.
• Applicants must be in good health and able to endure the rigours of the duties of the Bursar.
• Prospective candidates must show innovative approaches to the running of an ICT-driven Bursary, working at the highest level of efficiency to eliminate time wasting bureaucracy and bottlenecks.
• The ability to advise the Vice-Chancellor in planning and executing strategies for enhancing internal revenue generation as well as promoting the culture of "doing more with less" shall be required.
• Candidates for the post must be such that they would not exceed the gazetted retirement age before the end of the five year tenure.
Qualification:
• The applicant should posses a good first or second degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration and must, in addition, be a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of any of the following professional Accounting Bodies: ICAN, ACA (E&W), ANAN, ACCA, CPA-USA.
• The applicant must be of the rank of at least Deputy Bursar and must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years cognate experience, seven (7) years of which must have been spent in a University or similar institution.
• Exposure to professional Accounting Practice and an MBA degree from an accredited Nigerian University will be an added advantage.
Conditions of Service/Tenure:
The successful candidates shall hold office for a period of five (5) years from the effective date of appointment and may be reappointed for a further period of five (5) years on such terms and conditions applicable to Federal Universities in Nigeria and as may be determined by appropriate University laws and the Governing Council of the University.
Method of Application:
Visit the link below for applicable information on how to apply for the above position:
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Job Vacancy in Nigeria (http://www.jobnavy.com/job/845/director-of-health-services-job-at-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike/)
Deadline: 26 January 2012.
Bursary Job in Nigeria (http://www.jobnavy.com/job/848/bursary-job-in-nigeria-at-michael-okpara-university-of-agriculture-umudike/)