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• Ensure that conformity to the UN/UNDP
  rules and regulations of financial processes, financial records and
  reports and audit follow up;
• Country Office Finance business processes
  mapping and elaboration of the content of internal Standard Operating
  Procedures in Finance in consultation with the direct supervisor and
  office management;
• Conduct follow-up on contributions for
  common service budgets.

• Proactively participate in the preparation
  and modifications of budgets of the common services budgets;
• Timely preparation of cost-recovery bills
  in Atlas for the services provided by UNDP, implementation of the income
  tracking system and follow up on cost recovery.

• Ensure control of the supporting documents
  for payments and financial reports for the related projects; preparation of
  all types of vouchers; Pay Cycle and payments execution;
• Maintenance of the internal expenditures
  control system which ensures that vouchers processed are matched and
  completed, transactions are correctly recorded and posted in Atlas;
  payrolls are duly prepared and processed; travel claims, MPOs and other
  entitlements are duly processed;
• Perform timely corrective actions on
  unposted vouchers, including the vouchers with budget check errors, match
  exceptions, unapproved vouchers. Timely response to HQ and clients
   requests to resolve financial data issues;
• Maintenance of the Accounts Receivables
  for the projects and follow-up with partners on contributions;
• Collect documents and follow up in time on
  VAT reimbursements.

• The candidate should possess secondary
  Education with specialized certification in Accounting and Finance;
• The Finance Associate should hold a University
  Degree in Business or Public Administration would be desirable.
• A minimum of six years of progressively
  responsible finance experience is required at the national or
  international level;
• Experience in the usage of computers and
  office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) and advance knowledge of
  spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web based
  management systems.

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race,
  nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Demonstrates commitment to UNDP’s Vision
  and Mission;
• Highest standards of integrity, discretion
  and loyalty.

• The job holder should have a knack for sharing
  knowledge and experience;
• Encourage other office staff to share
  knowledge and contribute to UNDP Practice Areas;
• Actively participates and nurtures gradual
  personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on
  learning plan and applies newly acquired skills;
• Ability to perform a variety of
  specialized activities related to financial resources management,
  including formulating budgets, maintaining Accounts Receivables and
  Accounts Payables, making transactions, reporting;
• Sound knowledge of financial rules and
  regulations, accounting;
• Strong IT skills;
• Ability to provide input to business
  processes re-engineering, implementation of new system;
• Focuses on result for the client;
• Consistently approaches work with energy
  and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Remains calm, in control and good humored
  even under pressure;
• Demonstrates openness to change;
• Responds positively to feedback and
  differing points of view. 

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