Under the direct supervision of Accountant 3, Account 2 Accountant 2 is in charge of preparing, reconciling and analysing the accounting records and financial reports of the Sub Delegation/Other structures under his/her responsibility, encode accounting data in the dedicated software, ensure accounting documents are complete according to procedures in force, follow up and process accounting corrections in the software and ensure respect of financial procedures and guidelines.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare and posts accounting entries in the accounting software on a regular basis.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting transactions in accordance with financial procedures.
- Helps ensure that operations run smoothly through efficient cash-flow management, covering the fund needs of the delegation/structure.
- Guarantee proper filing of relevant supporting documents for future reference, including audits.
- Perform regular integrity checks of accounting entries and account balances.
- Participates in monthly closing activities and is responsible for part of them.
- Keep files up to date at all times and participates in filing relevant supporting documents.
- Provide support to other departments and responds to semi-routine and non-standard inquiries when necessary.
- Give guidance to Accountant 1.
- Identifies anomalies or other issues and proposes solutions to his/her supervisor.
- Replace Cashier/other accountants whenever needed.
- Ensure accounting documents are complete in compliance with financial rules in force.
- Propose/develop Internal Control measures and other improvements to the business processes, including control tools/procedures to better monitor expenses.
- Ensure on daily basis that no book has any pending balance.
- Process monthly closing in the accounting software and prepares documents related to that operation.
- Gathers and prepares accounting documents for shipment to Abuja upon monthly closing.
- Process in timely manner correction of accounting records requested by FAD_REV and collects any supporting documents pertaining to those corrections.
- Produces accounting statistics on regular basis or when requested to do so.
- Participate and prepares when requested the monthly cash forecast.
- Follow-up with the bank for payments, transfers from Abuja and any other transaction.
- Ensure payment of PAYEE in a timely manner.
- Perform other Finance task as may be assigned by h/her Manager
Education and Experience Required
- University degree in Accounting or any relevant field
- 3 years cognate experience
Desired profile and Skills
- Good command of spoken and written English
- Very good computer literacy, especially Excel
- Very good knowledge in double-accounting
How to Apply
- Send Curriculum vitae and contact details of three referees to [email protected]
- Clearly indicate “ABJ202100173 Accountant 2 MIU” as the subject of your application (Applications intended for this role without this subject will not be treated)
- In the body of the mail, please indicate the following in the format as seen:
- Qualification(s)
- Current location
- Languages you speak
- Years of relevant experience
The deadline for the submission of applications will be 08.02.2021, 16:30hrs. Late application will not be considered Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Equal opportunities shall be provided to all employees and applicants for employment based on their demonstrated ability and competence without discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, nationality, status, disability etc.
(Female candidates and people living with disability are encouraged to apply)
However, ICRC will not request for any monetary payments from applicants at any stage of the recruitment process.
