Finance Internship

In this project, UNOPS will act as a “verifying agency” with the aim to scrutinize, verify and resolve the pending claims between the relevant De-facto Authority (DFA) employing ministry or agency and contractors, consultants and suppliers, both international and local, for the works and services completed before 15 August 2021 under the relevant externally financed projects in the country. The assignment includes the verification of different types of contracts, including civil works supply of goods and services by consultancy firms and individual consultants, mainly in the infrastructure sectors across the country.  The verification work will also include verification of certain other project costs incurred before 15 August 2021

UNOPS will provide the financier of the proposed project with a comprehensive overview of the state of potential unresolved project-related claims, clarify the amount of pending payments with credible supporting documents, and make recommendations for the amounts to be paid to each contractor, consultant, supplier or project-affected person

Key project stakeholders are the financier of the proposed project, working level staff of Afghanistan De-facto Authority ministries, contractors, consultants, suppliers (both international and local).

UNOPS is seeking an intern to assist in various tasks related to the financial verification of the claims for payments in reference to the above project description. The intern will be supervised by the Project Management Support Specialist – Finance and assist in the performance of the below key functions:

 Functional Responsibilities:

• Key Responsibilities
• Assist in reviewing supporting documentation of claims received in order to determine the eligibility of claimed amounts.
• Assist in tabulating data for financial analysis related to claims and pending payments of PMOs
• Assist in verification of amounts to be liquidated against advance accounts maintained by EAs/IAs.
• Assist in organizing information and documents received from different sources as part of the verification process.
• Assist in performing different calculations, including but not limited to interest on late payments, liquidated damages, force majeure costs, taxes, etc.
• Assist in preparing internal and external reports and presentations on specific claims and on general progress.
• Assist in organizing meetings with other functional teams, e.g., sector teams, support services, contracts management, legal, etc., and external entities upon supervisor’s instruction.
• Interact with other functional teams to follow up on the pending information requests sent to contractors/consultants/suppliers, EAs/IAs and the donor.
• Assist in data entry and uploading documents to the management information system.
• Learning Objectives
• This internship provides hands-on experience and growth opportunities in the following areas:
• Verification of expenses and other transactions
• Reconciliation of accounts
• Financial and narrative reporting
• Management information system
• Financial data management and analysis
• Collaboration and Communication

 Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education and qualifications :

• To be eligible for this particular internship with UNOPS, the candidate must have graduated in the past four years in the following areas in Finance, Management, Business/Public Administration, or other relevant discipline.     
• Computer literacy is required and may include skills such as: Advanced Excel / Google Sheet skills Powerpoint / Google Slides skills, advanced Word / Google Docs skill       

Work Experience :

• No specific professional experience is required for this position; however, familiarity with handling and processing financial information and documents is an advantage.

Languages:

• Fluency in English – both written and oral

Source: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=29481#2