Duties

•  Maintain financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for daytoday transactions and reports.
•  Select and enter data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data.
•  Prepare recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.
•  Advise and assist staff members, experts and consultants on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, calculate and authorize payments due for claims and services.
•  Maintain liaison with officials of local banks to obtain daytoday information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts.
•  Prepare detailed cost estimates and participate in budget analysis and projections as required.
•  Initiate correspondence to verify data, answer queries and obtain additional information on accounts and financial transactions, as required.
•  Verify that the financial transactions are correct and in accordance with UNHCR rules and procedures.
•  Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Professional Work Experience

Years of Experience / Degree Level

• G6  3 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Certificates and/or Licenses 

• Accounting  Business Administration,   Finance
• (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience
Essential

• High level of IT affinity (MS Office applications, People Soft).

Desirable

• Knowledge and work experience of MSRP Finance applications.
• Good knowledge of UN/UNHCR Financial rules and procedures.
• Completion of UNHCR learning programmes or specific training relevant to the functions of the position.

Functional Skills 

• FIERP Financial Management (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Workday and other)
• ITComputer Literacy
• ITEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements 

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.