Financial Control Assistant - Tenders Global

Financial Control Assistant

Asian Development Bank

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Description

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The Financial Control Assistant will perform a variety of accounting duties; maintains and updates accounting records; maintains sound internal controls; prepares financial and other reports; and contributes towards the preparation of financial statements for nonsovereign operations. The incumbent will report to designated International Staff and senior National Staff.
Responsibilities:
  • Contributes to the preparation of financial statements and other reports, as required under the supervision of a senior National Staff; Ensures that reported amounts are consistent with control accounts and are produced in a timely and accurate manner; Ensures accounting treatments and reporting are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Evaluates system requirements for effective and efficient operation; initiates and conducts User Acceptance Tests for changes to existing systems; coordinates system support with Information Technology Department through International Staff in charge; and checks and ensures the reliability of systems.
  • Maintains appropriate, adequate and timely controls in the preparation of accounting data, processing of transactions and preparation of reports; recommends changes and improvements as required to ensure completeness and accuracy of data; conducts periodic reconciliations of control accounts in a timely and accurate manner; undertakes initial investigation of discrepancies and proposes corrective actions for review by supervising staff; processes transactions through preparation of appropriate disbursement, collection or journal vouchers or other supporting documents.
  • Verifies accuracy, validity, and propriety of supporting documents for all accounting transactions in compliance with established procedures, guidelines, or practices; prepares accurate billing statements and dispatches them in a timely manner; and gathers and analyzes data to assist in producing timely and accurate analysis reports.
  • Coordinates and provides required information to clients in accordance with established procedures in a tactful manner.
  • Performs other tasks as assigned and reflected in the incumbent’s workplan.
Qualifications:
Relevant Experience & Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration, major in Accounting; with Certified Public Accountant qualification.
  • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Good interpersonal skills, demonstrating ability to work cohesively with peers and clients and provide guidance and feedback to subordinates.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, particularly MS Word and MS Excel, and accounting related software, such as Oracle ERP.
  • Good understanding of accounting policies, practices, systems, procedures, guidelines, and reporting requirements prevalent in multinational organizations or multilateral institutions.
  • Analytical and systematic, with strong numerical skills and attention to details.
  • Working knowledge of financial products of ADB.
  • Ability to plan and coordinate schedules and requirements to meet deadlines.
  • Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Administrative Staff level AS4.

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