Vacancy No : UNICEF-Sudan-2014-027 Post Title : Accounting/Finance Assistant Contract type : TA Proposed level : GS6 Duration : 12 months Duty Station : Khartoum Supervisor : Finance Officer Closing date: Sep 24, 2014 MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Prepares payment run for UNICEF accounts and maintains financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports, vouchers, etc.)and reconciling data for recurring or special reports. Selects and enters data from a wide variety of documents, verifying accuracy by checking sources, making necessary calculations and assuring inclusion of all relevant data. Responsible for safe keeping of cash and cheques as well as bank guarantees, deposits, cheque books and important documents in the Finance safe pertaining to the maintenance of the office accounts. Advises and assists international staff, experts and consultants on all aspects of allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters, and calculates and authorizes payments due for claims and services. Initiates correspondence to verify data, answers queries and obtains additional information on accounts and financial transactions, as required. Maintains liaisons with officials of local banks to obtain day-to-day information on exchange and interest rates, changes in procedures and regulations, and matters pertaining to maintenance of office bank accounts. Prepares recurring reports as schedules and special reports, as required for budget preparation, audits or other reasons. Performs other duties, as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE University degree in accounting/finance and knowledge of book-keeping. Ability to operate calculator or other machines used to maintain accounts. Additional commercial training in bookkeeping, business or accounting is desirable. Six years of general accounting clerical experience. Good knowledge of the local language and one or two languages of the organization. Interested candidates should submit their application, updated CVs, completed UN personal history form (which can be downloaded from unicef.org/employ ) and the last two performance appraisals to [email protected] , Applicants should indicate the vacancy number of the post they are applying for. Closing date: Sep 24, 2014 Successful candidate must be willing to serve in field locations temporarily
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:10:20 +0000
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