Overview
The Finance Associate provides technical accounting and reporting support for the preparation of the organization’s financial statements, ensuring accurate and compliant financial reporting in line with international accounting standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the collection, compilation, and preparation of financial statement data and notes.
- Support the preparation of donor reports on revenue, expenditures, and related financial information.
- Assist in the preparation of financial highlights, interim reports, and supporting information for audit and reporting purposes.
- Perform reviews of financial data and reports to identify inconsistencies or anomalies.
- Monitor financial dashboards and standard reports to identify data inconsistencies.
- Assist with general ledger reconciliations and periodic reviews of balance sheet accounts.
- Maintain and updates core accounting information and reference data.
- Support regular financial closure activities.
- Review and follow up on bureau and Country Office submissions, account analyses, and other financial information.
- Liaise with shared services, country offices, Regional Bureaux, HQ units, and client agencies.
- Assist in monitoring assigned financial processes and accounts.
- Support the documentation of finance business processes and assists in the preparation or updating of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Assist with the development, testing, and maintenance of finance-related system tools, reports, dashboards, and user support materials.
- Support accounting, billing, and reconciliation activities across assigned financial areas.
- Assisting with the preparation, validation, and reconciliation of financial data and supporting schedules.
- Coordinating with shared services, country offices, policy units, and external service providers to resolve accounting queries and transaction issues.
- Assist with the preparation of audit documentation, data, and explanations.
- Support follow-up on audit observations.
- Identify, synthesize and document best practices and lessons learned.
Required Experience
- A minimum of six (6) years (with high school diploma) or three (3) years of (with bachelor’s degree), of progressively relevant experience in a financial management position(s) with large international organizations, is required.
- Proven experience demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills is required.
- Experience with ERP systems and Excel, preferably Oracle Cloud ERP is required.
- Demonstrated experience as a collaborative team player with flexibility to work across global time zones is required.
Qualifications
- Completion of Secondary Education is required with specialized certification in accounting and/or Finance is required.
- A university degree (bachelor’s degree) in Finance or Accounting will be given due consideration but is not a requirement.
- It is a requirement to be a Fully Qualified or Part-Qualified accountant from a recognized institute of accountancy.
