United Nations Children's Fund
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The Finance Associate will be responsible for providing a variety of specialized tasks, ensuring accurate and timely delivery as per UNICEF FRR, whilst demonstrating the capacity to address irregularities, and suggest areas of improvement.
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks
The following tasks are expected to be carried out with a high level of independence.
- Advises and assists on all aspects related to preparation of reports, compilation of data and answering queries on pledges recorded, funds received, adjustments made to ensure financial compliance, accuracy, and completeness of data for its inclusion into statement of accounts and adjustment of budgets. Advises units of discrepancies and assist to resolve differences in their records.
- Maintains financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports.
- Selects and enters data from a wide variety of documents, verifying and ensuring accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations, and ensuring inclusion of all relevant data.
- Prepares recurring reports as schedules and special reports, as required for budget, audits or other reasons.
- Closes year-end account and assists in the preparation of year-end reports related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepayment, deposits, NEP and leave balances, etc.
- Advises and assists international staff, experts and consultants on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, and calculates and authorizes payments due for claims and services.
- Initiates correspondence to verify data, answers queries and obtains additional information on accounts and financial transactions, as required.
- Maintains liaison with officials of local banks to obtain day-to-day information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations, and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts. This includes prepares recurring reports and bank reconciliation.
- Prepares detailed cost estimates, and participates in budget analysis and projects, as required.
- Performs other duties, as required.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Completion of secondary education is required with professional/university level courses in Accounting and Finance/Business administration considered as an asset.
- Work Experience: A minimum of six years of clerical experience in the area of finance and accounting is required.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
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