Finance Assistant at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Duties

• Financial transactions and reconciliations are processed in line with relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist newly arriving or departing international staff members on opening/closing bank account; process their entitlement upon assignment.
• Compile and verify budget and accounting data by checking files, calculating expenditure and estimating projections.
• Issue PO and non-PO vouchers including monthly salaries of UNHCR staff, daily subsistence allowance to staff going on official missions, cost of air-tickets, requisitions of goods and services based on agreements with the suppliers, office running common cost, rental and salary advances, lease agreements of UNHCR offices, etc.
• Process on-line bank transfers ensuring that bank accounts of staff and suppliers are complete.
• Liaise with other functional units who work closely with Finance Unit on relevant issues.
• If applicable, may be required to assist in the preparation of the VAT refund submissions and monitoring of the reimbursable amounts.
• Maintain efficient and timely archiving system of physical and electronic files to ensure that all documents are accounted for.
• May be assigned as the custodian of the office petty-cash.
• Draft routine correspondence.
• Verify that the financial transactions are correct and in accordance with UNHCR rules and procedures.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For G4 1 year relevant experience with High School Diploma; or Bachelor or equivalent or higher

Field(s) of Education 

• Not applicable.
• (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Certificates and/or Licenses 

• Finance;  Business Administration;  Accounting;
• (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) 

Relevant Job Experience
Essential

• Good Computer skills.