Accountant 2

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral, and independent organisation with the exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles. The ICRC's Regional Delegation in Nairobi co-ordinates the institution's humanitarian activities in Kenya, Tanzania, and Djibouti.

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.