JOB PURPOSE
The Finance & Control Specialist is in charge of preparing, reconciling, and analysing the accounting records and financial reports of the Field and Headquarters under his/her responsibility. S/he takes part in providing reliable, accurate, and timely accounting data through implementation of various accounting tasks and services. S/he adheres to the existing financial rules to help maintain ICRC’s trustworthiness and business continuity.
Main Responsibilities:
The Financial Control Specialist works with a team under the Finance Shared Services, that primarily
- Conducts monthly reconciliation & deviation analysis of actual vs budgeted staff positions and reports discrepancies noted for correction • Processes incoming requests for staff positions and checks if included in the budget
- Supports on the preparation of Budget targets, acts as a focal point on budgetary queries for departments, performs quality checks
- Prepares the forecast based on the analysis of actual vs budgeted staff positions
- Set-up proper control on the approval and updating of Authorized Signature list
- Performs new investment policy accounting activities such as creation of Project cost centers and Project IDs and responds to inquiries from stakeholders
- Prepares financial monthly monitoring reviews and identifies potential discrepancies
- Creates and updates the Headquarters and CSN cost centers
- Support the Headquarters finance focal points on financial questions
- Support the Headquarters year-end activities (budget carry forwards, accruals)
Required Profile:
- Certified Public Accountant/CPA
- 3-4 years working experience in financial accounting
- Very good computer skills (Excel, Word) and good understanding in Peoplesoft
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English
- Strong analytical, planning, problem-solving and organizational skills
- Flexible, process and output-driven
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Dynamic and fast-growing organization
- Access to further in-house and/or external training
- Flexible work schedule
- Humanitarian endeavour and international environment
How to apply
Qualified applicants are requested to submit their comprehensive resume & motivation letter (mandatory) to: gva_msschr_recruitment_box@icrc.org with the subject "LAST NAME, First Name_Application for Finance & Control Specialist"
Deadline of application: 19 August 2022 Start Date: As soon as possible
Only short-listed candidates will be notified. This vacancy is open to Philippine nationals only.