Responsibilities
- Scrutinizes source
documents for completeness, accuracy and validity of charges.
- Investigates erroneous charges
and takes appropriate corrective accounting actions. Communicates with
field offices regarding missing documentation or any other issues related
to discrepancies between their accounts and those maintained at
Headquarters.
- Reconciles and reviews suspense
accounts and ensure proper clearance procedures have been followed.
- Extracts details of income,
expenditure, assets and liability from accounting system in order to
analyze and verify accuracy and validity.
- Consolidates data into financial
statements. Assists with the monitoring of expenditures to ensures they
remain within authorized levels.
- Examines the validity of requests
for increases in imprest levels; prepares disbursement vouchers to
replenish imprest accounts. Prepares worksheets and assists with the
preparation of financial statements. Audits various accounting
transactions, e.g., payroll, education grants, final payments, income tax
returns, travel claims, etc., to ensure correctness of disbursements and
adherence to relevant staff rules, financial regulations and rules, ST/AI
issuances or practices. Serves as Approving Officer for disbursements up
to an authorized level.
- Provides guidance and training to
colleagues as required. Supervises other General Service staff as
required. Drafts/prepares communication to various offices,
departments and overseas offices. Responds to queries from staff members
and third parties.
- Assists with the collection and
analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports
for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management,
planning and decision making. Assists with visualizations and updating
information material such as web pages or brochures. Ensures that
requirements and background information used for data analysis are
documented. Performs other duties as may be required.
Competencies
Education
- Completion of secondary education
or equivalent is required. Bachelor’s degree in business, finance,
accounting or related field is desirable.
Job
– Specific Qualification
- Relevant training in the field of
accounting, finance and business administration is desirable.
Work
Experience
- A minimum of Seven (7) years’
experience in accounting and bookkeeping, budgeting, administrative
services, or related areas is for candidates who possess Secondary School
certification is required. The minimum years of relevant experience is
reduced to Five (5) for candidates who possess a first-level university
degree or higher. Experience working with Microsoft Office
applications is required. Experience in using web-based or
integrated information management systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) system is desirable. One (1) year of experience within
the United Nations or similar international organization is desirable.
One (1) year or more of experience in data analytics or
related area is desirable.
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