Accountant Job ICRC

Accounting Jobs. International Committee of the Red Cross Jobs

Your Role

• 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Receives invoices from the field delegations, verifies its quality and completeness;
• Prepares and records accounting entries in the accounting software (IRIS/JDE/Peoplesoft) 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 dedicated tool; 
• Performs other accounting tasks as directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• 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 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.

Additional information

• Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• Type of Contract: 1-year Fixed term contract (renewable subject to Budget discussion and performance)
• Type of Position: This position is open to Kenyan residents or individuals who possess the legal right to work in Kenya.

How to Apply

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