Finance Associate, FIN

The Finance Associate supports monitoring, reconciliation and control of accounting records, contributes to financial monitoring and reporting, prepares IPSAS-compliant accounting entries, maintains administrative records, and participates in ERP system improvements within the Finance Branch of ICAO.

Responsibilities

• Supports monitoring, reconciliation and control of accounting records including scrutinizing source documents, investigating erroneous charges, coordinating adjustments, performing bank reconciliations, and reviewing suspense accounts.
• Contributes to financial monitoring and reporting by extracting and consolidating financial data, communicating with relevant units, providing guidance and training, and monitoring expenditures.
• Prepares accurate and timely reconciliations and IPSAS-compliant accounting entries, including preparation of accounting entries, account reconciliations, and reviewing trial balances.
• Maintains accurate administrative records, participates in review and improvement of ERP systems, policies, and procedures, drafts documents and correspondence, organizes meetings and workshops, and maintains the Unit’s document repository.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Diploma of College Studies (DEC) or equivalent, with specialization in accounting or finance is desirable.
• Formal training resulting in an accounting certification such as CA, CPA is desirable.
• A minimum of six (6) years of relevant work experience in accounting, budgeting, financial management, or a related field is essential.
• Experience with spreadsheets, word processing and ERP systems is essential.
• Experience in accounting under International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) or other General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is desirable.
• Fluent reading, writing and speaking abilities in English are essential.
• A working knowledge of any other language of the Organization (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is desirable.

Skills

• Accounting
• Budgeting
• Finance Management
• Financial Reporting
• IPSAS
• ERP Systems
• Spreadsheet Software Knowledge
• Word Processing
• Account Reconciliation
• ERP System Improvement
• GAAP
• Accounting Records Management

Languages

English