Finance Associate

The Finance Associate is responsible for providing technical and specialized tasks in finance functions, ensuring accurate and timely delivery in compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations. The role includes advising on financial reports, maintaining financial records, preparing reports, and supporting financial monitoring and auditing activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and specialized tasks in finance functions ensuring compliance with UNICEF financial rules and regulations.
• Advise and assist on preparation of reports, compilation of data and answering queries on pledges, funds received, and adjustments.
• Act as Local Finance focal point, verify and ensure accuracy of invoices and relevant data submitted to GSSC.
• Maintain financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures, balances, payments, statements and other data.
• Select and enter data from various documents, verifying accuracy and making necessary calculations.
• Prepare recurring and special reports for budget preparation, audits or other reasons.
• Close year-end accounts and assist in preparation of year-end reports related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepayment, deposits, NEP and leave balances.
• Advise and assist international staff, experts and consultants on allowances, salary advances, travel claims and other financial matters before forwarding to GSSC.
• Initiate correspondence to verify data, answer queries and obtain additional information on accounts and financial transactions.
• Maintain liaison with local banks regarding exchange and interest rates, procedures, regulations and office bank accounts.
• Support HACT assurance activities including spot checks and audits, and follow-up on financial findings and recommendations.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates and participate in budget analysis and projects.
• Support cash forecasting and financial monitoring processes, analyze planned versus actual expenditures, identify variances and follow up with relevant sections.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Secondary Education in Finance, Accounting, Economics, accounting, finance, business administration, economics, auditing, information systems and any other related field is required.
• A Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) may replace 3 years of work experience.
• A Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) may replace an additional 2 years of work experience.
• 6 years of relevant work experience in Financial Management, financial accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, budgeting, cash forecasting, auditing, bank reconciliation, ERP systems, financial analysis and any other related field is required.
• Proficient/Fluent in French is a requirement.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience in financial accounting, financial management and reporting, budget monitoring, ERP, cash forecasting and financial analysis is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.
• Skills in Project Management, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Digital Dexterity.

Skills

• Finance Management
• Financial Accounting
• Accounts payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Financial Reporting
• Budgeting
• Cash Forecasting
• Auditing
• Bank Reconciliation
• ERP Systems
• Financial Analysis
• Project Management
• Financial Monitoring
• Report Preparation
• Compliance with Financial Regulations
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Digital Dexterity

Languages

French