Accountant - Fixed Term

ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross; Makati; Presencial; PHP 500.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ICRC in Manila (Makati) is seeking an Accountant 2 to manage accounting records, reconcile accounts, and prepare financial reports for the delegation. The role involves processing invoices, posting entries in IRIS/JDE/PPS, and ensuring documentation meets audit standards.

Requirements include CPA, JD Edwards ERP experience, 3–5 years in accounting, and strong English. Onsite work in Makati for a fixed-term contract with collaboration across finance teams.

Formación

• CPA in good standing with extensive accounting knowledge.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint.
• Experience with JD Edwards ERP.
• 3–5 years in Accounting/Finance.
• Experience in international NGO preferred.
• Fluent English; knowledge of French/Spanish/Arabic is a plus.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently under pressure.
• Onsite in Makati City, Philippines; fixed-term employment.

Responsabilidades

• Receive invoices from field delegations, verify quality and completeness.
• Record accounting entries in IRIS/JDE/PPS in a timely manner.
• Establish accurate bookkeeping and archiving with supporting documents.
• Perform cash and bank reconciliations in IRIS/JDE regularly.
• Monitor, reconcile, and consolidate balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare monthly List of Accounts for Reconciliation and Confirmation (LARC).
• Prepare weekly/monthly accounting reports and upload finalized vouchers.

Conocimientos

CPA

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Analytical skills

Organization

Independent work

Educación

Diploma in accounting

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Secondary schooling

Herramientas

JD Edwards ERP

Erwin

Orbus

SharePoint

Descripción del empleo

Since 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked to preserve human dignity and relieve suffering caused by war and armed violence.

In collaboration with our Red Cross and Red Crescent partners around the world, we do everything we can to deliver life‑saving aid, reconnect families and locate missing people – helping those who need it most, regardless of who they are and what side of the front line they are on.

We engage with authorities and armed forces on all sides, often confidentially, pressing for access to detainees to improve their living conditions and urging compliance with international humanitarian law to protect non‑combatants, including from digital threats.

Purpose

Accountant 2 is in charge of preparing, reconciling and analysing the accounting records and financial reports of the delegation/other structure under his/her responsibility.

Accountabilities & functional 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.
• Applies and complies with all administrative and financial procedures and deadlines.
• Performs voucher matching of supply chain goods and performs 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

Additional Duties

• 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.

Our values

• At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.

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Relationships

• Internally, interacts with the Accounting Manager or Finance and Administration Manager of the delegation/structure and with "clients" from other departments.
• Externally, interacts with banks and suppliers.

Certifications / Education required

• Completed secondary schooling and vocational training.
• Diploma in accounting.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent an asset.
• Fluent command of English or French.
• Computer proficiency.

Professional experience required

• 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.
• Amenability to work onsite in Makati City, Philippines
• Amenability to work on a fixed - term employment

The ICRC values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Location: Manila Shared Services Centre (MSC)

Job Family: Administration / Finance / Human Resources