Accountant II (Maternity Cover) at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Accountant II (Maternity Cover)

Location: Abuja

Position Details

• Under the direct supervision of Accounting and Finance Manager, Accountant 2 is responsible for reconciling, preparing, and analysing the accounting records and financial reports of the delegation/other structure.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and posts accounting entries in the accounting software on a regular basis.
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of accounting transactions in accordance with financial procedures.
• Ensures that operations run smoothly through efficient cash-flow management, covering the fund needs of the delegation/structure.
• Keeps files up to date and guarantees proper filing of relevant supporting documents for future reference, including audits.
• Performs regular integrity checks of accounting entries and account balances.
• Participates in monthly closing activities and is responsible for part of them.
• Provides support to other departments and responds to semi-routine and non-standard inquiries when necessary.
• Import and process Salary File when requested to.
• Compile pre- and post-closing queries, Inventory Comments, Accounting Comments and Quarterly Balance Sheet Confirmation from subsites for submission to Manilla.
• Manages Abuja Finance Service Task Management (STM) to ensure proper attributions and allocation of requests for validation and closing of completed requests.
• Support in processing Bank Payments for submitted accounting documents.
• Support the cash office in the absence of the cashier.
• Support functions in pre-loggings, vendor creation, bank reconciliation and Monthly List of Account Reconciliation (LARC)
• May be asked to perform tasks not covered in this job description and to provide support to other departments when necessary.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a relevant field
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Sound knowledge of Accounting software
• Previous experience working with an INGO is an asset.

Desired Profile and Skills:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Very well organized, with good planning abilities.
• Computer literacy; proficient in Microsoft Office software skills (outlook, Excel Power Point, Word).

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2022.