Finance Assistant

Contract

This is a G-6 contract. This kind of contract is known as General Service and related categories. It is normally only for nationals. It usually requires 6 years of experience, depending on education.

Salary

The salary for this job should be more than 1,987 USD.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

Country Management Support Units (CSUs) have been established in the organisational structure to provide support for Managers and staff to fully assume their responsibilities in the GSM environment and to ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, rules and regulations on all administrative and financial matters and transactions in the context of an Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) system.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the general supervision of the Budget and Finance Officer and general guidance of the Operations Officer the incumbent performs the following functions:Support financial management through:Maintenance of financial records and financial transactions and ensuree-Imprest records are up-to-date and fully balanced. Processing of suppliers' invoices and monitors all requests for payments, ensuring that all supporting documents (invoices, contract, act of acceptance, etc.) are attached and properly signed, stamped and are in accordance with the delegation of authority, before making any payments. Liaison with GSC for all payments that are due to suppliers. Reconciliation of bank accounts; response to enquiries; provision of advice and guidance to clients in the Country Office and performing closely related tasks. Verification of financial transactions andreturns e.g. DFCs, DIs, Travel Claims to the WHO country office for accuracy and compliance with the financial rules and regulations, manual and operating procedures of organization.Management of correspondences and responses to queries on office accounts and financial transactions as required.Generation of scheduled and ad-hoc Global Management System reports and special reports as required to facilitate financial implementation analysis.Advice and assistance to staff on various financial processes, controls, and operations in the GSM environment.Support financial monitoring of work plan implementation:Review of position funding in the salary workplan and take prompt corrective actions to avoid Oracle Labor Distribution (OLD) issues.Analyzing expenditures & Encumbrances against award budgets and when necessary, propose and support corrective actions e.g. expenditure batches; Identification and review of expenditure batch requests before submission in GSM.Generation of periodic and ad-hoc financial implementation reports to program officers and the management.Conducting regular DI monitoring and produce reports to assist programme officers and management (DI reporting). Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor, Operations Officer and the W

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: Completion of secondary education or equivalent technical training or commercial education with specialization in accounting, budgeting or finance. Desirable: Diploma or higher education in accounting or finance and an accounting or finance will be an advantage.

Experience

Essential: Minimum of eight (8) years of working experience with 3 to 5 years of responsible work in finance, Budgeting and/or accounting activities; preferably with a sound knowledge of WHO financial rules, regulations, procedures and practices as related to the work. Desirable: Experience within UN or other international or multinational organizations will be an advantage.

Skills

Ability to plan,organize, coordinate and implement inputs from several sources; to express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing; to conceptualize and carry out tasks with little supervision; to provide financial analytical reports, using appropriate software; to interpret financial rules and regulations; and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds

WHO Competencies

Teamwork Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Communication Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences Ensuring the effective use of resources

Use of Language Skills

Essential: Expert knowledge of English. Desirable:

REMUNERATION

WHO offers staff in the General Services category an attractive remuneration package, which for the above position includes an annual net base salary starting at KES 2,309,125 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable) and 30 days of annual leave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• This vacancy notice may be used to fill other similar positions at the same grade level

• Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

• A written test may be used as a form of screening.

• In the event that your candidature is retained for an interview, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WHO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and will require individual review.

• Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations, Staff Rules and Manual.

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• WHO is committed to workforce diversity.

• WHO prides itself on a workforce that adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards and that is committed to put the WHO Values Charter into practice.

• WHO has zero tolerance towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct (i.e., discrimination, abuse of authority and harassment). All members of the WHO workforce have a role to play in promoting a safe and respectful workplace and should report to WHO any actual or suspected cases of SEA, sexual harassment and other types of abusive conduct. To ensure that individuals with a substantiated history of SEA, sexual harassment or other types of abusive conduct are not hired by the Organization, WHO will conduct a background verification of final candidates.

• WHO has a smoke-free environment and does not recruit smokers or users of any form of tobacco.

• This post is subject to local recruitment and will be filled by persons recruited in the local commuting area of the duty station.