Finance Assistant

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Description

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• Process claims or invoices and other payments requests in line with relevant regulations and instructions;
• Ensure that all supporting documents and information required to justify payment, including receipts, banking details, etc., are complete before releasing payments;
• Settle invoices and claims after verification of supporting documents;
• Compile and verify budget and accounting data by checking files, calculating costs and estimating anticipated expenditures; following authorization, make disbursements from petty cash as per delegation, maintain records of such disbursements and balance accounts as required;
• Assist in the preparation of periodic accounting records, finance and budget documents; record receipts and disbursements (ledgers, cash books, vouchers, etc.);
• Reconcile data for recurring or special reports; maintain contacts with local banks, verify account status and currency exchange rates and obtain approval for cheque clearance;
• Perform other duties as required.

• Secondary School Education.

• Three years of relevant experience in finance/budget-related support work.

• Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of another official FAO language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish).

• Good knowledge of the MS Office applications, Internet and office technology equipment.

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