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Title:             Finance
Officer

Organization: United
Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)

Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda

Job Opening Number: 19-Finance-RSCE-119462-J-Entebbe (M)

Grade: P3

About RSCE:

The Regional Service
Centre Steering Committee is the decision-making body for RSCE, in compliance
with General Assembly resolutions, United Nations Secretariat rules and
regulations, strategic guidance from United Nations Headquarters and oversight
bodies. The Steering Committee consults with the Global Field Support Strategy
Implementation Coordination Team, as required.

The Regional Service
Centre, as approved by the Member States, is owned, managed and staffed by the
regional missions it serves. This framework reinforces the existing missions’
chain of command structures and lines of authority in a manner that does not
create an additional layer between Headquarters and the regional missions. It
also ensures that staffing for RSC.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Within delegated authority, the
Finance Officer will carry out the following duties:

Payroll

• Proven experience in the administration of complex payroll
  operations and related reconciliation and reporting services
• Demonstrated experience in ensuring that payroll deduction and
  reconciliation related matters are managed in a timely and responsive
  client focused manner.
• Support related changes and developments in the administration of
  payroll to improve the quality of services
• Maintain high-level customer satisfaction in a high volume, diverse
  and fast paced shared service environment and meet the needs of demanding
  clients.
• Monitor Pension Fund reports and prepare year-end reports

Financial Reporting

• Reviews and verifies the closing of monthly accounts and preparation
  of financial statements for submission to Headquarters.
• Verifies the data reported in the financial statements.
• Scrutinizes source documents for completeness, accuracy and validity
  of charges.
• Reviews and approves various vouchers and accounting transactions,
  e.g., payroll, payment of staff entitlements, final payments, travel
  claims, vendor invoices, agencies, field missions, etc., to ensure
  adherence to relevant staff rules, financial regulations and rules,
  guidelines or practices.
• Maintains internal control procedures to ensure vouchers are
  processed and correctly posted.
• Investigates erroneous charges and takes appropriate corrective
  accounting actions.
• Reviews and reconciles suspense accounts and ensure proper clearance
  procedures have been followed.
• Reviews and verifies bank reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Examines details of income, expenditure, assets and liability from
  accounting system in order to analyze and verify accuracy and validity.
• Examines the validity of requests for increases in petty cash
  levels; approve disbursement vouchers to replenish petty cash accounts.
• Approves the recording of obligations.
• Serves as Approving Officer for the Finance Section.
• Supervises other General Service or Field Service staff as required.
• Responds to queries from staff members and third parties.

Treasury/Cashier

• Monitors/reviews methods used to remit payments and supervises
  investigation of non-receipt of payments.
• Responsible for monitoring the transmittal of payments worldwide.
• Reviews incoming payment instructions with regard to banking details
  and sources of funds.
• Prepares payments for final disbursement by Cashier.
• Monitors the dispatch of payment instructions and cheques to banks.
• Verifies receipts and deposit slips for all incoming funds.
• Assists staff members regarding queries on payment and
  deposit-related issues.
• Identifies and annotate bank account movements.
• Assists the Chief of Unit/Section in preparing reports, including
  preparing cash flow forecasts.
• Investigates complaints of non-receipt of payments.

General

• Keeps up-to-date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing
  on matters related to programme, ensuring compliance with
  intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United
  Nations policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance and training (including preparation of training
  materials) to junior staff with respect to payroll .
• Drafts/verifies memoranda and/or cables relevant to financial and
  budget matters to various offices, departments and missions.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations Regional Service Centre
  Entebbe (RSCE) Finance Officer job opportunity should hold an advanced
  university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business
  administration, finance, or related field is required. A first-level
  university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience
  may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience within
  the United Nations system or in the private sector at the national or
  international level in accounting, budgeting or financial management is
  required.
• Hands-on experience in the administration of complex payroll
  operations and related reconciliation in SAP/Umoja or similar Enterprise
  Resource Systems is desirable.
• Experience in a service centre or operation is desirable.
• Languages: fluency
  in English (both oral and written) is required; A working knowledge of
  French is desirable.

Competencies

• Professionalism:
  Extensive experience in payroll administration, accounting, finance and
  budget functions and treasury operations. Ability to analyse and apply
  data across the full range of finance, accounting and budget functions.
  Demonstrated use of initiative and ability to make appropriate linkages in
  work processes and anticipate next steps showing skills and ability to
  analyse and interpret financial data. Shows pride in work and in
  achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject
  matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing
  deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than
  personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or
  challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for
  incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of
  women and men in all areas of work.
• Planning & Organizing:-Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies-
  Identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as
  required-Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing
  work-Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning-Monitors
  and adjusts plans and actions as necessary-Uses time efficiently.
• Client Orientation:-Considers all those to whom services are provided to be
  “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of
  view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by
  gaining their trust and respect-Identifies clients’ needs and matches them
  to appropriate solutions-Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside
  the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems-Keeps
  clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects-Meets timeline for
  delivery of products or services to client

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the United Nations should
apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 4^th August 2019

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