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• Assist in providing the procedural and
  technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to
  ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules and regulations;
• Monitor the sub-imprest bank and petty cash
  accounts regularly, to ensure that adequate funds are available and
  appropriately disbursed;
• Regularly monitor monthly expenditure
  forecasts and provide expenditure reports in order to facilitate informed
  decision-making
• Keenly verify vendor claims, advances and other
  receivables and observe appropriate procurement procedures, to ensure that
  suppliers are paid in a timely manner and in conformance with WFP finance
  rules and regulations;
• Assist in compiling information from various
  sources in order to prepare reports relating to budgets, accounting,
  finance and statistics;
• Retrieve, format and validate information
  obtained from various financial information systems and bring any
  discrepancy or inaccuracy to the attention of the supervisor and follow up
  corrective actions;
• Update and maintain the web-based register
  for all invoices and payment transfers and record paperwork, to ensure
  that all documents are maintained and filed in compliance with WFP
  standards and guidelines;
• Regularly monitor and record all expenses in
  line with the approved budget in order to ensure that correct expenditure
  costs are charged and payments to external suppliers, cash grants and
  other supplier invoices are processed in a timely manner;
• Provide guidance and on-the-job training to
  other support staff, to ensure services are delivered consistently and to
  the required standards;
• Perform any other related duties as required
  by the supervisor.

• The applicants for the United Nations UN World
  Food Programme (WFP) Finance Assistant career vacancy should hold a University
  degree in Business Studies, Finance, Accounting or Commerce or any other
  related field or a diploma supplemented with additional years of relevant
  experience obtained from a recognised institution;
• At least four years relevant work experience
  in the field of finance, accounting, audit, or other related field, gained
  from a reputable organisation;
• Broad working knowledge of modern Accounting
  methods and knowledge of standard finance software packages and systems;
• Previous experience collecting and monitoring
  financial data on projects and programmes;
• Skilled in assessing financial health and
  status, and reporting findings to senior leaders;
• Good knowledge and skills in using MS Office
  applications;
• Excellent command of English is vital.

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