Deadline: 13 May, 2021

Location: Juba, South Sudan

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Finance Officer.

UNOPS’ mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure, and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with UN/UNOPS rules, regulations, and policies of financial activities, financial recording/reporting system and follow up on audit recommendations, implementation of effective internal controls, proper functioning of a client-oriented financial resources management system
• Ensure implementation of cost sharing and trust fund agreements, and elaboration of conditions of contributions within the office’s resource mobilisation efforts
• Ensure coordination of the preparation of the field operating budget, review of budget submissions, regular analysis and reporting on the budget approvals and the delivery situation, monitoring of expenditures against budget allotments and reporting on variances
• Carry out identification of administrative budgetary requirements, provision of guidance on guidelines for budget preparation
• Ensure organisation and oversight of cash management processes, including liquidity management, recommendation of imprest level, risk assessment, bank relationship management, timely accounting and reconciliation of all transactions, security for cash assets on site
• Ensure timely review of cash position for local accounts, to ensure sufficient funds on hand for disbursements, identification and recording of receipts for income application

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• PhD or master’s degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field will be a plus
• Two years, minimum, of relevant work experience in the field of financial management
• Experience in working with UNOPS or other UN agency or international organisation will be a plus
• Experience in handling project accounting and preparation of financial statements in an international organisation will be a plus
• Experience with Google sheets and documents is an added advantage
• Experience in donor contract management is an added advantage
• Fluency in English language

To apply and for more information, click here.

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