Requisition ID: req28628
Job Title: Senior Accounting Analyst
Sector: Finance
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Nairobi, IHUB, Kenya
Job Description
Job Overview:
Under the leadership of the Controllership, the Accounting and Consolidation Unit performs monthly financial consolidation, analysis, reconciliations and preparation of financial statements and reports for Management and external users. The Unit overseas and ensures that there is consistency and quality of accounting data and reporting across the organization. The Unit is responsible for the consolidation of the financial data and ensures that reporting is done accurately and on a timely manner. The Senior Analyst, Accounting and Consolidation is part of the Consolidation Unit team.
The Senior Analyst, Accounting and Consolidationwill oversee and support Europe and Asia( East ) – Germany, Sweden , Greece, UK, Belgium , Switzerland, Afghanistan , Pakistan, Bangladesh , Myanmar, Malaysia)
Major Responsibilities
The Senior Analyst, Accounting and Consolidation is responsible for the monthly consolidation of financial data in New York, providing guidance in the monthly and annual financial closing for the offices. The ACA performs the review and analysis of country office financial data and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure the integrity and accuracy of accounting data.
Accounting
ØBe the contact person for accounting matters for the field offices.
ØClear intercompany transactions between IRC offices during the interim periods.
ØEngage with country office finance leadership and teams to ensure compliance with IRC accounting policies and generally accepted accounting principles in data processing.
ØProcess Revenue recognition entries
Analysis and Control
ØReview transactions posted in integra, highlights data accuracy and integrity issue and follows up with parties concerned to resolves outstanding issues promptly.
ØAnalyze and reconciles CRRD country offices data bases with the consolidated headquarter database
ØPrepare a monthly exception report of significant issues involving data accuracy and integrity for management information and follow-up.
ØProvide data set for input into the management dashboard for country office performance against selected accounting metrics.
ØBased on the quarterly and annual analysis, provide guidance to the country offices on any corrective actions required.
ØPrepare analysis of revenue and expenses, benefits, payroll clearing and restricted contribution balances, and working to address any differences.
ØPrepare the quarterly and year-end analysis, ratios and fluctuations in financial metrics, highlighting areas of interest or concern to management.
ØMonitor the exchange rate use in integra and analyze the impact, recommending any actions required.
Consolidation
ØCoordinate with CRRD country offices on the monthly closing process of IRC books to ensure that accounting information is ready for timely reporting.
ØPerform other tasks related to accounting and consolidation in Integra and other organization systems as delegated.
ØEngage and Participate in deployment and implementation of Integra in CRRD offices.
ØCoordinate and Lead training on consolidation and analysis as needed
Annual Financial Audit
ØEngage in the Headquarter annual Financial Statement audit and single audit process.
ØPrimary focal person for each field office specific audit requests
ØCommunicate, extract or receive, and review for completeness of the supporting documents for field office audit samples.
Educational Requirements
Work Experience
Demonstrated Skills And Competencies
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.