Overview
The Bank Reconciliation Assistant provides financial and administrative support to ensure accurate processing of financial transactions, maintenance of proper records, and compliance with UNOPS financial rules and regulations. The role supports day-to-day financial operations and contributes to the smooth functioning of the finance unit.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance of financial transactions and documentation with UNOPS rules, regulations, IPSAS standards, and SOPs.
- Assist in maintaining internal control systems.
- Support implementation of financial and administrative processes.
- Contribute to the preparation, verification, and review of financial documentation.
- Support adherence to audit requirements.
- Assist with the reconciliation of UNOPS bank accounts and financial institutes’ statements.
- Assist in identifying pending transactions and following up on unreconciled items.
- Flag discrepancies between bank statements and cash book.
- Support in preparation of monthly Bank to Book (B2B) reports.
- Support in controlling reconciliation rules in Treasury Management System (TMS).
- Assist with the reconciliation of UNDP Service Clearance Account (SCA).
- Assist with Corporate Prepaid cards and MasterCard monthly reconciliation.
- Monitor Corporate Prepaid cards and MasterCard transactions.
- Maintain digital filing system for financial records and documents.
- Assist with audit’s request by providing information for reports related to Bank Reconciliation.
- Assist GSSC teams by performing ad-hoc administrative duties.
- Maintain organized electronic and physical filing systems for financial documentation.
- Facilitate offices to the correct Internal Standard Operating Procedures in Finance.
- Participate in finance-related training and capacity-building initiatives.
- Contribute to knowledge networks and Communities of Practice (CoPs).
- Support documentation of procedures, lessons learned, and best practices.
- Contribute ideas for process improvements.
Required Experience
Required Relevant experience of work in project financial management, budgeting, cash management and financial reporting, or related areas. Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems. Desired Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired. Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired. Experience with financial systems or ERP software is desired.
Qualifications
Required Secondary school (or equivalent) with 4 years of relevant experience OR A first-level university degree (e.g. Bachelor’s Degree) in Finance, Accounting or related fields with 0 years of relevant experience are required. Desired Professional certification (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA) is desired.
