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Position Title:Senior Finance Assistant
Organisation: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Grade: GS 7
Vacancy Number: VN/PBR/2015/01
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Finance Manager
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Application Deadline:18th February, 2015
Organizational Profile:
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is the driving force that helps
build a world where the rights of every child are realized. Uganda is one of the over 190 countries and
territories around the world where we work to overcome the obstacles that
poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child’s path.
Job Summary:
The UNICEF Senior Finance Assistant will acts as a principal assistant with
responsibility for accounts maintenance and budget control functions of the
office.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Ensure timely maintenance of
ledgers and accounting records to ensure correct classification and recording
of financial transactions;
·
Regularly review payment requests
to ensure their completeness, accuracy and existence, and posting of payment
requests/invoices in the system
·
Calculation and payment of
salaries, allowances, travel claims and other payments to staff members,
experts and consultants, vendors and other claimants;
·
Maintenance of cash books,
including control of disbursements and balancing of books and ledgers;
·
Perform monthly reconciliation
for Accounts Payable and other accounts, and clear the outstanding item in the
system
·
Supports programme officers in
all aspects of accounts maintenance and budget control by providing reports on
financial status, procedures, exchange rates, costs and expenditures, and
potential funding problems.
·
Act as a backstop when the
Finance Officer is not available.
·
Assist in the mid-year and year
end closure of accounts, and ensure all open items are cleared before the
deadline, as well as submitting reports to HQ within the deadline set
·
Actively participate in financial
spot checks and training of Implementing Partners.
·
Responsible for monitoring the
status of VAT claims and refund from URA in the system, and assist in clearing
of VAT refund in the system
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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The ideal candidate for the
United Nations UNICEF job Opportunity should have completed secondary education
and supplemented it with a diploma in accounting and finance and/or
professional qualification.
·
A minimum of seven years’
experience, including progressively responsible work in finance and accounting
activities.
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Ability to operate a computer or
training in accounting and/or finance is desirable.
·
Possess excellent analytical and
accounting skills.
·
Aptitude for figures and
accuracy.
·
Good working knowledge of
computer management and applications.
·
Possess the ability to work in
international and multicultural environment.
Core Values: Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity
Core Competencies: Communication, Working with People, Drive for Results
Functional Competencies: Analyzing, Applying Technical Expertise, Following instructions and
Procedures, Planning and Organizing
Mode of application:
The applications will be
considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, download here, as
well as the most recent performance evaluation report.
All candidates who desire to work in the prestigious United Nations
International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the above position should
send their resume to:
Human Resource Specialist,
UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street,
P.O. Box 7047, Kampala-Uganda.
Via email to: ugderecruit@unicef.org
Deadline: 18th February, 2015
If applications are sent by
email, please clearly indicate the position applied for and use this order to
name your file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g.
Gold_MukasaP11 or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_ MukasaApplication.
UNICEF is a smoke free
environment.
Only short listed candidates will
be contacted.
ONLY Ugandan Nationals will be considered.
UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff;
qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
