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
