Accountant (Pooling)

Accountant 2 is responsible for managing field accounts payable and general ledger files, recording, analysing, and reconciling accounting records in JDE/IRIS. The role includes financial closing and reporting of accounts for delegations under their responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Receives invoices from the field delegations, verifies its quality and completeness.
• Prepares and records accounting entries in the accounting software (IRIS/JDE/PPS) 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 accuracy and completeness of accounting transactions in accordance with financial procedures.
• Ensures maintenance of sound accounting documentation to meet external and internal audit requirements.
• Identifies anomalies or other issues and proposes solutions to his/her 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 CUPR adjustment entries to clear open receipts.
• Performs accounting corrections and adjustments when needed.
• 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 Ms Azure.
• Performs other accounting tasks as directed by her/his supervisor.
• Handles payments of invoices through on-line banking and monitor payment requests (upon request).
• Handles vendor creation/modifications in IRIS/JDE (upon request).
• Provides support and training to the finance and non- finance teams in the delegations/sites under her/his area of responsibility.
• Analyzes and work on the accounting comments (pre/post-closing comments, CTM Quarterly Comments, Distribution Tracking, Inventory, etc) and coordinate the replies with the concerned delegation/site under her/his responsibility.

Requirements

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) in good standing.
• Excellent Computer proficiency - Technically proficient in Microsoft Office environment – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint and Erwin / Orbus.
• Sound knowledge and experience in ERP (JD Edwards).
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in Accounting/Finance position.
• Experience in an international organization or NGO.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (Knowledge of French/Spanish/Arabic is an asset).
• Strong organization, planning and analytical skills.
• Able to work independently and under pressure with high levels of complexity.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and capacity for collaborative teamwork across disciplines.

Skills

• Certified Public Accountant
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• SharePoint Development
• Erwin
• Orbus
• ERP JD Edwards
• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Accounts payable
• General Ledger Management
• Financial Closing
• Account Reconciliation
• Analytical Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Planning Skills

Languages

English