Accountant

1.

Consultancy journalizing and payments

• Review

  and journalize consultancy payments and ensure that all supporting documents

  are properly attached, approved and are in line with policies and procedures.

• Ensure

  that commitments and accruals are cleared upon completion/payments of

  contracts.

• Accrue

  consultancy contracts that meet criteria stipulated in the finance policy

  manual.

• Generate

  payment runs to process the amounts due in payables accounts as per agreements

  with the consultants.

• Commit

  the expenses related to the current year and reverse the commitments upon

  payments.

2.

Partners’ payments

• Review

  partners’ invoices to ensure that all supporting documents are properly

  attached and approved in reference to organization policies.

• Process

  and input the invoice details into the financial system for posting.

• Generate

  payments runs to process the amounts due in payables accounts as per agreements

  with the partners.

3.

Commit the expenses related to the current year and reverse the commitments

upon payments.

• Balance

  sheet reconciliations (accounts: 33600)

• Prepare

  and analyze the balance sheet reconciliations/schedules of allocated receivable

  and payable accounts and follow up on long outstanding balances.

• Record

  the foreign exchange that appears in the accounts receivable/payable accounts

  and match off the transactions.

• Follow

  up on any outstanding balances.

4.Audit

• Timely

  preparation and submission of audit schedules.

• Respond

  to audit queries in a timely manner during both External and internal audits.

• Key

  contact support for both internal and external audits.

5.

Internal Controls

• Implement

  internal control systems that ensure CIFOR_ICRAF attains its objectives and

  produces accurate and reliable data for decision making.

• Ensure

  compliance to policies and safeguard CIFOR-ICRAF assets.

• Other

  Responsibilities

6.

Perform any other tasks assigned by the Assistant Finance Manager -Accounting

CIFOR-ICRAF and your Supervisor.

• Take

  reasonable care of own occupational health and safety and that of others as

  obliged by ICRAF’s Safety Policy; and cooperate with ICRAF in complying with

  requirements under any statutory health and safety provisions of relevant

  Country laws.

• Identify

  and take action to mitigate potential risks within the work area.