Finance Officer Job, FS6 at United Nations

Responsibilities:

• Review and verify the closing of monthly accounts and preparation of financial statements for submission to Headquarters.
• Verify the data reported in the financial statements.
• Scrutinize source documents for completeness, accuracy, and validity of charges.
• Review and approve various vouchers and accounting transactions, e.g., payroll, payment of staff entitlements, final payments, travel claims, vendor invoices, agencies, field missions, etc., to ensure adherence to relevant staff rules, financial regulations and rules, guidelines, or practices.
• Maintain internal control procedures.
• Investigate erroneous charges and take appropriate corrective accounting actions.
• Review and reconcile suspense accounts and ensure proper clearance procedures have been followed.
• Review and verify bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Examine details of income, expenditure, assets, and liability from accounting system in order to analyze and verify accuracy and validity.
• Examine the validity of requests for increases in petty cash levels; approve disbursement vouchers to replenish petty cash accounts.
• Serve as Approving Officer for the Finance Section.
• Supervise other General Service or Field Service staff as required.
• Respond to queries from staff members and third parties.

General:
• Keep up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance and training (including preparation of training materials) to junior staff with respect to transaction processing and the use of Umoja.
• Draft/verify memoranda and/or cables relevant to financial and budget matters to various offices, departments, and missions.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.

Education
High school or equivalent diploma is required. Technical or vocational certificate in accounting, finance, budget or related fields is required. Candidates may be required to take basic accounting and mathematical tests to determine their eligibility for this position.

Work Experience
At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience within the United Nations system or in the private sector at the national or international level in accounting, budgeting or financial management is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is reduced to 5 years for candidates who possess a first level University Degree

Experience and proficiency in SAP (Umoja) are required.

Experience working with IPSAS is required.

Experience with United Nations Financial Rules and Regulations is required.