The Senior Accountant - Countries Accounting will: Support CIFOR-ICRAF’s country finance functions for the countries reporting to HQ. Prepare journals and reconciliations for countries without a finance focal point. Assist the Assistant Finance Manager – General Ledger & Reporting in posting of countries journals.
Responsibilities:
Journalize payroll costs and other adjustments as they arise.
Assist in recording financial transactions for CIFOR-ICRAF countries whose finance unit has an identifiable gap.
Assist in reviewing supporting documentation for payments made in various country offices ensuring completeness and accuracy; and recording of these transactions in the financial system affecting both bank and petty cash.
Perform an initial review of the transactions journalized by Country Accountants/Officers before posting.
Follow-up to ensure returns for countries without access to OCS are provided at least weekly to avoid bulking of transactions at the end of the month.
Follow-up on balance sheet reconciliations liaising with the Country Accountants/Officers and ensure the balances are up to date.
Reviewing and posting of all payment journals; ensuring due diligence is observed while processing the accounting journals.
Providing the required assurance that all accounting entries passed in the general ledger are free of any material misstatements.
Ensuring proper accruals are done and subsequently cleared.
Post payment run confirming the accuracy of the amounts, currency, bank code in the financial system as well as the bank details of the payee.
Ensure payments are processed within the stipulated KPI.
Carry out periodic compliance reviews of country office finance operations for the allocated countries.
Provide support and capacity building to country office staff to ensure adherence to CIFOR_ICRAF or hosting organization policies.
Support countries to transition to fully using the CIFOR-ICRAF systems.
Provide necessary inputs to aid in the review of finance policies and procedures to support country offices.
Ensure proper financial records are maintained in the country offices- both soft and hard.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in accounting with at least 5 years of relevant experience and is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya.
Fluent in written and spoken French and English.
Experience in financial and accounting services.
Experience in project or cost accounting.
Experience in handling external audits.
Experience with financial software applications, familiar with UNIT4 Agresso System.
Strong computer skills in word processing, database and other relevant office applications.
