Overall Responsibility
- The accountant 2 is in charge of
preparing, reconciling and analysing the accounting records and financial
reports of the delegation/other structure under his/her responsibility.
Tasks and responsibilities
- Recording of cash accounting vouchers in
IRIS and follow up of supporting documentation as per the established ICRC
financial rules.
- Preparation and processing of invoices
received in IRIS in line with the ICRC financial rules and regulations.
- Preparation of fortnightly bank
reconciliations, and the final month-end closure reconciliations, plus
printing ready for dispatch to ICRC internal auditors.
- Coordinating the management of all bank
transactions to ensure that ICRC activities are efficiently carried out
and preparing reliable monthly funds forecast and ensuring that the same
is disbursed promptly to the various sites.
- Monitoring the bank charges &
verifying the same.
- Ensuring that payments are approved per
the stipulated rules and procedures in time and that they are well
captured and recorded in time.
- Preparation and confirmation of quarterly
balance confirmations and ensure that balance sheet accounts are
reconciled, and any outstanding issues are addressed as appropriate
- Handling all the bank correspondences and
any internal or external banking queries.
- Preparation of payments using online
banking system.
- Preparing List of Accounts for
Reconciliation and Confirmation [LARC]) to be reconciled on a monthly and
quarterly basis.
- Filing of electronic monthly/quarterly
accounting documents in Azure online platform.
- Posting of National Societies (NS)
returns in the accounting IRIS.
- Preparation of supplier reconciliation
statements.
Minimum Requirements and competencies
- University degree in finance/accounting
or CPA part II (Certified Public Accountant) or equivalent.
- Fluent in both written and spoken French
Language is a Pre-requisite.
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Finance
position.
- Experience in an international
organization or NGO.
- Attentive to details, rigorous with high
sense of confidentiality and integrity.
- Able to write clear and concise reports,
procedures and quality documents.
- Target oriented, ability to work
independently with minimal supervision, take initiative and make
decisions.
- Good team management and tasks planning
skills.
- High degree of flexibility and
responsiveness.
- Good negotiation and communications
skills.
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