Overview
The Finance Associate provides accounting, budget administration, and financial reporting support to ensure efficient and compliant financial operations with a high degree of accuracy, adhering to UNOPS financial rules and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the preparation, monitoring and revision of project and office budgets.
- Prepare and maintain financial data and analysis on budget utilization, expenditure trends, and funding gaps.
- Support the execution of cost-recovery procedures.
- Review/Analyze ledgers and accounting records to clarify and document financial transactions.
- Perform monthly and quarterly account reconciliation.
- Ensure timely month-end and year-end closure of accounts and submission of financial reports.
- Contribute to the drafting and assessment of financial documentation.
- Assist in reconciling project expenditures and developing summaries for variance analysis.
- Support internal and external audit exercises.
- Maintain accurate records of Value Added Tax (VAT), prepayments, operational advances and other balance sheet accounts.
- Analyze and prepare adjusting entries (GLJEs) and ensure accuracy of financial postings across projects.
- Perform assigned tasks designated by the Finance Senior Officer.
- Support the organization, facilitation and delivery of training and learning sessions on finance topics.
- Share lessons learned and valuable insights through participation in knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Required Experience
- 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.
Qualifications
- Required Secondary school (or equivalent) with 6 years of relevant experience OR Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or other disciplines with 2 years of relevant experience is required.
- Desired Professional certification (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CA, CIMA) is desired.
