Cashier 1 at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

The Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Finance & Administration Manager, the Cashier is accountable for the physical processing of cash transactions and the integrity of physical cash balances in a (sub-) delegation, strictly respecting and applying the ICRC`s rules on financial management.

Your Role

• Helps ensure that operations run smoothly through efficient cash-flow management, covering the fund needs of the delegation/structure.
• Participates in monthly and yearly closing. Does proper electronic filing of all vouchers and relevant supporting documents and uploads to the database platform for future reference, including audits.
• Handles the delegation’s cash disbursements and payments including salary/working advances.
• Follow-up on all open advances on a regular basis to ensure timely settlement.
• Prepares invoices for payment (by cash, cheque, or bank transfer).
• Initiates payments in the banking platform.
• Carries out daily cash count and reconciliation both in excel and accounting platform.
• Participate in cash flow management, ensuring efficient liquidity. Handles cash replenishment from bank.
• Ensures respect for financial procedures and guidelines and explains them to “clients”.
• Receives and review all financial documents and dispatches them to various approvals per thresholds.
• Identifies anomalies or other issues and proposes solutions to his/her supervisor.

Your Profile

• Education & Experience:
• University degree in Accounting or any relevant field
• 2 years’ work experience in a similar field
• Very good computer skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Applicant must have a valid working permit to work in Nigeria.

What We Offer

• Rewarding work in a humanitarian and multicultural environment.
• Competitive employment package with medical insurance and ICRC pension plan.
• In-house training opportunities for personal development.
• A full-time, open-ended contract.
• The opportunity to join an ICRC talent pool, be considered for future assignments elsewhere and experience different contexts, fields, and challenges.