The incumbent will perform the following duties and responsibilities:
Budget:
- Assistance in information-gathering for budget preparation.
- Assistance in the review and adjustment of project budget revisions.
- Maintenance of the budget database by verifying and entering approved budgets. Budget revisions in accordance with agreements and guidelines of funding agency.
- Assist in recording and updating budget files in the system
- Setting up of Budgets in ERP system as required
- Review and adjustment of project expenditures/obligations against the approved budgets.
- Review and confirmation of validity of charges by verifying authorized amounts and ensuring availability of budget and funds.
- Assist in preparing cashflows and forecasts based on expenditure reports
- Analysis of expenditure reports, investigation and adjustment as required.
- Communication with colleagues/clients on areas requiring verification, corrections, additional information, etc. to improve quality of output and/or account submission and increase knowledge base in the process.
- Monitoring of cash requirements and expenditures
- Maintenance of PO and voucher module
- Draft reversal requests
- Draft temporary charges requests and monitor temp charges
- Assist in verification of operational advances and ensure they are charged to correct Charter of account at the time of reconciliation
- Assist in drafting monthly reports
Competencies
Ability to perform a variety of standard tasks related to financial resources management, including screening and collecting documentation, financial data processing, filing, provision of information
Knowledge of UNOPS financial rules and regulations, accounting an advantage
Ability to interact and communicate within a team and with clients
Strong IT skill, in particular in EXCEL
Ability to adhere to work assignments and meet designated deadlines.
Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
Good inter-personal and communications skills and the ability to interact readily with UN staff members at all levels.
Must have keen sense of ethics and integrity in dealing with clients and service providers.
Ability to work in a multi-national/multi-cultural environment.
Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: Local individual contractor
Contract level: LICA-3
Contract duration: 12 months, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding
For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
http://www.unops.org/ENGLISH/WHOWENEED/CONTRACT-TYPES/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements-ICAs.aspx
Additional Considerations
- Please note that the closing date is midnight East African time
- Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
- Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
- Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a level below the advertised level of the post
Budget Assistant LICA-3
Budget Assistant LICA-3
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