Deadline: 24 May, 2021
Location: Khartoum, Sudan
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Finance Officer.
WFP works to ensure the most vulnerable populations, especially women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Responsibilities
- Maintain awareness of corporate finance and resource management strategies and major ongoing programmatic initiatives, participating where appropriate, using finance and resource management expertise
- Contribute towards the development of country-specific plans and processes aligned with regional and wider WFP strategy and policies
- Report on key data for financial status and outcomes of projects in accordance with corporate governance requirements, ensuring accuracy, deadlines, and accounting processes are complied with
- Monitor budgets and carry out forecasting for new and ongoing projects according to established corporate procedures and requirements
- Coordinate and ensure service contracts and special subscribers appointments payroll is submitted to finance in accordance with the approved salary schedule
- Extract payroll reports and review overall accuracy of amount and totals to be paid
- Ensure encountered issues related to monthly staff payroll are discussed/sorted out with HR unit on monthly basis and prior finalisation of salary payments
- Prepare breakdown of salaries by chargeable budget codes, bank account and duty stations
- Prepare minimum monthly closure report by collecting bank/petty cash account, inventory report, fixed assets report and project management reports from various area offices and functional units on monthly basis
- Check the accuracy of the reports and the required supporting document
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field, or first university degree in a relevant field with years of related work experience
- One year of experience in finance for holders of advanced degree and two years of experience for holders of first degree
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Ability to identify data discrepancies and rectify or escalate problems requiring attention (desirable)
- Proficiency in the use of office equipment and computer software packages, such as Microsoft Word and SAP (desirable)
- Knowledge of work routines and methods in order to complete processes under minimal supervision (desirable)
To apply and for more information, click here.
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