United Nations Finance Assistant Jobs – World Food Programme (WFP)



Job Title:     Finance Assistant
Organization: World Food Programme (WFP)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Position Grade: G5
Reference Number: 16-0021219
About US:
The
UN World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations frontline agency against
world hunger. It is the largest and longest serving humanitarian agency in
Uganda. Currently WFP focuses on three priority areas namely: Emergency
Humanitarian Action (EHA); Food & Nutrition Security (FNS); and Agriculture
& Market Support (AMS). WFP has operations in various parts of the Country.
Job Summary: The Finance Assistant will support the UN World
Food Programme (WFP) office through the effective delivery of finance, budget
and administration support services in order to facilitate transparent and
efficient utilization of financial resources
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • 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.
How to Apply:
All
candidates who desire to join the United Nations World Food Programme to submit
their applications online, Click
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application.
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application to be considered for this vacancy.
Deadline: 5th June 2016
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