The Governing Council, in accordance with the relevant sections of the University’s statutes, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Bursar
Location: Benin City, Edo
Job Description
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- The Bursar is the most senior financial officer responsible for managing the Institution’s financial affairs.
- His/her primary responsibility involves overseeing the University’s financial operations, including budgeting. accounting, financial planning, and supervising financial transactions.
- The Bursar by virtue of his/her office is a member of the Governing Council and all statutory committees of the Council.
- The Bursar shall be responsible to the Vice Chancellor
Requirements
- The candidate must have a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Accountancy from a recognized University.
- The candidate should also possess a Chartered Accountancy qualification (ACA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (CAN), or ACCA.
- The candidate must have fifteen (15) years’ post qualification experience.
- The candidate must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel Worksheet, Microsoft Word, and any other accounting packages.
- The candidate must be a person of courage and transparent honesty, who can take decisions on merit facts, equity, and patriotism and not on the basis of parochial interests or primordial pressures.
- Candidates should also be free from conflicts of interest.
- The candidate must have the highest moral standards, impeccable character, and proven integrity with irrevocable commitment to the best practices in corporate governance, with particular emphasis on accountablity, transparency, and probity. He/She must ensure the judicious utilization of scarce resources for optimum public good.
- The candidate must have a good knowledge of university tradition and operation.
- The candidate must be able to command respect among his/her colleagues and peers.
- The candidate must enjoy good physical and mental health and be free from any inhibiting health conditions.
Tenure
- The Bursar shall hold office for a fixed tenure of five years and upon such terms as shall, subject to the Law and statutes determined by the Visitor thereafter.
Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2023.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a copy of their Applications and a current comprehensive, duly signed and dated Curriculum Vitae which must include the following details:
- The candidate’s name in full
- Place and date of birth
- State of origin
- Home address
- Marital status
- Number and age of children
- Nationality
- Academic qualifications
- Details of teaching, research, administrative, fund attraction and managerial experiences
- Academic distinction, membership of academic and professional bodies, scholarly publications and;
- Names and addresses of three referees.
Applications (soft copies) should be sent to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail And 10 Hard copies of their Applications and Curriculum Vitae should be sent by Courrier Service under Confidential Cover, in an envelope marked at the top left-hand comer, indicating the post applied for, e.g., “Post of Vice Chancellor, Benson Idahosa University” to:
The Office of the Registrar,
Benson Idahosa University,
P.M.B. 1100, Benin City,
Edo State, Nigeria.
Note
- Candidates must request their referees to forward references on them in a sealed envelope marked “Referee Report” with the name of the candidate underneath and addressed to the Registrar and Secretary to Council. Such referees should be able to attest to the candidate’s claim to higher academic and managerial capabilities as well as the candidate’s moral uprightness.
- Applicants must be persons with good Christian testimony, honest and reliable.
- A working knowledge of computers will be an added advantage.
Deadline: November 22, 2023
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