Accountant II needed at International Committee of the Red Cross

Job Summary

• Under the direct supervision of Accounting and Finance Manager, the Accountant 2 oversees reconciling, preparing, and analysing the accounting records and financial reports of the delegation/other structure under his/her responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Prepares 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.
• 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)
• Compile, monitor, remit and make all analysis for Withholding Tax for the Delegation
• 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
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Sound knowledge of accounting software
• Previous experience working with an INGO is an asset.
• Applicants should have a Nigerian nationality or hold a working permit.

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).