Accountant (FCS Accountant)

PURPOSE

The Closing Analyst is in charge of providing reliable, accurate, and timely accounting data through implementation of various accounting tasks and services. S/he adheres to the existing financial rules set by the FAD division to help maintain ICRC’s trustworthiness and business continuity.

RELATIONSHIPS

• Internally, interacts within the Finance and Administration Division, with Field Delegations and other “clients” from within the organization
• Externally, interacts with stakeholder

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs monthly closing and year-end closing activities, including accounting entries quality checks, account reconciliation, preparation of adjustments, and posting of journals of the assigned delegation/region
• Communicates advance accounting queries, end-of-service, year-end accruals, untaken leave queries and other queries to the field delegations
• Performs integrity checks of account balances made on a regular basis and takes corrective measures
• Ensures accuracy and completeness of accounting transactions in accordance with financial procedures
• Helps ensure that all accounting transactions are posted accurately and in a timely manner
• Keeps files up to date and guarantees proper filing of relevant supporting documents for future reference, including audits
• Respond to technical/non-standard inquiries when necessary
• Identifies, reports anomalies or technical issues to FAD_APPLIC
• Acts as superuser to field computer applications when required

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Have at least two (2) years working experience in general accounting and/or as Inventory Accountant
• Good understanding of financial and analytical accounting
• Experience with JD Edwards / Peoplesoft is an asset
• Experience with Process Design and Analysis
• Good knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) is an asset
• Technically proficient in using Microsoft Office softwares – e.g. Excel, Word
• Good command of written and spoken English. Knowledge of the French language is a plus
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills

WHAT WE OFFER

• Diverse and humanitarian-minded workforce
• An opportunity to contribute to institutional efforts to protect and assist conflict victims worldwide
• Training opportunities
• Flexible work schedule