Finance Associate

THE ROLE

Under the supervision of the Senior Finance Associate, the Finance Associate will be based in Dushanbe Country Office and responsible for:

• Provide the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations.
• Support the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures and assist in setup and implementation of proper accounting procedures, systems and internal controls.
• Conduct financial assessment of cooperating partners. Conduct a financial spot checks of jointly implemented projects.
• Perform Micro Financial Assessment of Financial Service Providers and Macro Financial Assessment of the Country financial sector based on WFP criteria;
• Process and monitor advances to cooperating partners.
• Monitor the daily cash position in order to optimize the use of surplus cash and maximize returns on investment through the liquidity portfolio.
• Monitor the centralized registry system in order to process all payments to internal staff and invoices to external suppliers in a timely manner and in accordance with WFP standards.
• Contribute to the preparation, implementation and monitoring of budgets, monitor expenditure and budget forecasts, to ensure that relevant future funding requirements are met.
• Monitor and analyze general ledger accounts in order to initiate and achieve corrective actions.
• Compile data from the WFP database and systems in order to assist in generating and analyzing financial reports on a monthly basis.
• Allocate tasks to other support staff, provide guidance and on-the-job training in management of financial resources (e.g. managing the petty cash/sub-imprest account, review and analyze vendor and balance sheet accounts, etc.), to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards.
• Remain on stand-by and follow standard emergency preparedness practices in order to meet immediate emergency requirements for further service on the job and in the field.
• Perform other related duties, as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Completion of secondary school education. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance, Mathematics, Computing, Development and/or Business Administration or other related subjects would be desired.
• Experience: At least 6 years of progressive experience in conducting financial assessment of private and/or non-governmental organizations, financial service providers and country financial sector.
• Knowledge & Skills: Good knowledge and experience in utilising computers, including Microsoft Office and other software packages and systems
• Languages: Fluency (level C) in English language and Tajik. Fluency in Russian is advantage.

Source: https://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/wfp/job_openings/job/Dushanbe-Tajikistan-Republic-Of/Finance-Associate-SC6_JR107538