Overview
Provides accounting, budget administration, cash management, and financial reporting support to ensure efficient and compliant financial operations. Performs a wide range of financial transactions with a high degree of accuracy.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support in reviewing submissions and account balances for compliance.
- Assist in coordinating and following up with related parties and prepare issue reports.
- Support quarterly and year-end financial closure processes.
- Assist in processing financial transactions, including payments, receipts, and journal entries.
- Assist with preparing and posting journal entries, preparing account reconciliations, identifying discrepancies, and following up on outstanding items.
- Support the reconciliation of bank accounts and other financial records.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Review finance data in the General Ledger (GL) for completeness, accuracy, and correctness of accounting entries.
- Exercise periodic monitoring on transactions and account balances.
- Support quarterly journal reviews.
- Raise or review transactions in UNOPS' ERP system (OneUNOPS).
- Support the continuous improvement and refinement of UNOPS' financial processes.
- Support process documentation and continuous improvements in the corporate system.
- Maintain a log of issues identified, analyze data based on lessons learned, and related dashboards.
- Build a strong understanding of the UNOPS ERP system (OneUNOPS).
- Contribute to the preparation of training materials and deliver training sessions.
- Undertake ad-hoc tasks as assigned.
Required Experience
- Required: 5 years (or less, depending on academic credentials) of relevant experience in finance or accounting is required.
- Desired: Experience with IPSAS or IFRS is desirable. Experience with ERP systems is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Required: Secondary school (or equivalent) with 5 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 1 year of relevant experience is required.
- Desired: Diploma or certification in finance-related subjects or business administration is an asset.
