Finance Assistant

Job Description

Under the general supervision of the National Accounting Officer and the direct supervision of the National Regional Accounting Officer, the successful candidate will be accountable and responsible for the review of Missions’ accounts including but not limited to general accounting work, project financial report review and endorsement, and month-end review. The successful candidate will provide integrated financial and accounting support and recommendation to Offices to ensure compliance with IOM’s overall accounting regulations, rules, policies and procedures especially for project financial reports.

Responsibilities

• Support the review and analysis of project financial reports to verify compliance with donor agreement (budget, funding, financial reporting template, etc.) and reports are reconciled with PRISM Financials prior to donor submission.
• Perform a preliminary review and analysis of project financial reports to check compliance with donor agreement (budget, funding, financial reporting template, etc.) and reports are reconciled with PRISM Financials prior to donor submission, endorse interim reports and escalate any detected inconsistency to the supervisor.
• Prepare interest income calculation on projects as required by donor whenever applicable.
• Assist Regional Accountants in the assessment of COs’ risk profile based on timeliness, responsiveness, and overall performance assessment in the project financial reporting aspect.
• Provide timely and relevant information as required by donor, external and internal auditors particularly in the area of project financial reporting.
• Escalate any material findings and provide status to the RAS Supervisor, National Accounting Officer, Head of MFRS, Chief of MFS, FAD or Regional Office (RO), as applicable.
• Provide inputs in the Quarterly Update to RO for all critical issues of COs under their region particularly on the project financial reporting aspect.
• Assist the Regional Accountants in monitoring timely completion of monthly accounts closure and timely receipt of accounting documents and perform review accordingly.
• Provide guidance to COs on subjects related to closing of accounts and analyze issues and errors encountered by COs closure including coordination to relevant units.
• Assist Regional Accountants with posting of adjustments particular on project closing adjustments.
• Participate in comprehensive training programs tailored specifically to Country and Regional offices in the area of project financial reporting and provide practical insights and tools to effectively navigate financial issues.
• Provide support in training newly hired staff with accounting processes and applications.
• Ensure that all tasks received and statuses are timely updated in FinCoorP.
• Provide inputs on the improvement and streamlining of processes, as well as the implementation of system enhancements.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Country Offices (CO) and Regional Offices (RO) in terms of accounting, financial and project matters in compliance with Financial Management Rules and Procedures (FMRP), Project Handbook, Financial Reporting (Module 5), International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), Finance and Accounting Division (FAD) Alerts and PRISM Financials etc.
• Recommend enhancements of existing reports or current system to improve processes and for efficiency in coordination with Supervisors.
• Travel to COs as may be required in the performance of assigned tasks. 18. Perform other accounting functions as may be required.

Qualifications

Education

• Completed university degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field from an accredited academic institution with 3 years of relevant work experience; or
• High-school diploma with 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent is an advantage
• Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World Higher Education Database.

Experience

• Experience in audit is an advantage.
• Experience in the SAP/ Oracle an advantage.

Skills

• Sound knowledge of accounting systems and plus International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and internal controls.
• Computer literacy including proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Languages

• For this position, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a second official UN language is desirable.

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