Accountant at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Established in 1863, the ICRC operates worldwide, helping people affected by conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. An independent and neutral organization, its mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We are based in Geneva, Switzerland, and employ some 14,500 people in more than 80 countries. T...

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• Job TypeContract
• QualificationBA/BSc/HND
• Experience3 - 5 years
• LocationNairobi
• Job FieldFinance / Accounting / Audit&nbsp

Purpose

• The accountant is responsible for the management of field accounts payable and general ledger files, recording, analysing, and reconciling of all accounting records in JD Edwards Enterprises (JDE)/ICRC Resources Integrated Solutions (IRIS). The incumbent is responsible for the financial closing and reporting of accounts of the delegations under their area of responsibility.

Accountabilities & Functional Responsibilities

• Receives invoices from the field delegations, verifies its quality and completeness;
• Prepares and records accounting entries in the accounting software (IRIS/JDE/PPS) in timely manner;
• Establishes and ensures accurate bookkeeping and archiving with appropriate supporting documents.
• Performs the cash and bank reconciliations in IRIS/JDE on a regular basis;
• Performs integrity checks of accounting entries and account balances;
• Ensures maintenance of sound accounting documentation to meet external and internal audit requirements;
• Identifies anomalies or other issues and proposes solutions to the supervisor;
• Participates in annual and monthly closing activities;
• Applies and complies with all administrative and financial procedures and deadlines;
• Performs voucher matching of supply chain goods and performs closed unbilled purchase order receipt adjustment entries to clear open receipts;
• Monitors, reconciles, and consolidates balance sheet accounts of Field delegations/sites;
• Prepares and consolidates monthly List of Accounts for Reconciliation and Confirmation (LARC);
• Prepares weekly/monthly or annually accounting reports as per the needs;
• Uploads the finalized/validated accounting vouchers and supporting documents to Ms Azure;
• Performs other accounting tasks as directed by the supervisor.

What We Will Look For In Your Profile

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or similar field;
• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) in good standing;
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Accounting/Finance position;
• Sound knowledge and experience in ERP (JD Edwards);
• Excellent Computer proficiency - Technically proficient in Microsoft Office environment – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint and Erwin / Orbus);
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (Knowledge of French/Spanish/Arabic is an asset);
• Strong organization, planning and analytical skills.

What We Offer

• Diverse and humanitarian-minded workforce;
• An opportunity to contribute to institutional efforts to protect and assist conflict victims worldwide;
• Training opportunities ;
• Flexible work schedule.

Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on careers.icrc.org to apply