Purpose of position
Provide support to the country office, as related to the implementation of Direct Disbursement Mechanism – DDM activities, by ensuring the support in budget review and monitoring, review financial transactions, e-imprest, journalization, and liquidation of payments and facilitate the timely transfer of funds for Programme activities, and to do the assurance activity pre, during, and post campaign. Provide assistance to national and international staff and non staff on all issues related to financial matters.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
*Objectives of the Programme and the immediate Strategic Objective
To ensure the successful implementation of the Direct Disbursement Mechanism – DDM activities for Somalia.
*Organizational context (Describe the individual role of incumbent within the team, focusing on the intricacy and difficulty of working environment)
Under the supervision of the Operations Officer and general guidance of WR and relevant Project Officer(s) work is performed in a typical office environment. Work is assigned by supervisor who gives instructions on non-routine matters. Guidance is provided in the form of work programme, account guidelines, administrative and financial instructions. Supervisor/s and lead-worker/s determine priorities on the basis of changing and ad-hoc requirements. Incumbent performs day-to-day routine tasks independently. Complex issues or exceptions from established procedures are discussed and resolved with supervisor. Some judgment and interpretation are involved in determining appropriate methods for the processing of the various accounting tasks and in adapting established practices to assigned work. Complete work is reviewed by supervisor(s) for accuracy, adherence to the established procedures and deadlines
Under the direct supervision of the Administrative Officer, the incumbent will perform the
following duties:
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Qualifications
Essential
Completion of secondary education; training in business administration/commerce and or technical courses in a field related to the work performed. Sound working knowledge of MS Office, MS-Excell, MS Power Point, and MS Word
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Desirable: University degree in accounting, commerce or business administration is an asset.
Essential: At least five years of related experience in accounting and/or administrative work.
Desirable: Relevant experience in the UN system and having audit background
Essential: Very good knowledge of English and the local language
Please follow the below instructions when sending your application:
Email Subject: Application for Finance Assistant – DDM – Duty Station: Baidoa – Roster Please mention the DS you are applying for
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.