Finance Associate, SC6, Odesa, Ukraine

Vacancy Announcement

JOB TITLE: Finance Associate

Grade: SC 6

Number of openings: 01

Contract Type: Service Contract

Post holders report to : Head of Field Office/ Odesa

Duration: 6 months, with the possibility of extension

Duty Station (City, Country): Odesa, Ukraine

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters, and the impact of climate change.

Our response to emergencies - saving lives and livelihoods either through direct assistance or by strengthening country capacities – remains at the heart of our operations, especially as humanitarian needs become increasingly complex and protracted.

JOB PURPOSE

Job purpose: To coordinate and provide finance, budget and administration support services involving the recording and interpretation of financial and budgetary information to ensure the efficient functioning of the support services and inform decision-making.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/DELIVERABLES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide the procedural and technical support to staff within the areas of finance and budget, to ensure compliance with WFP financial policies, rules, and regulations.
• Support the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures and assist in setup and implementation of proper accounting procedures, systems, and cash controls.
• Monitor the daily cash position in order to optimize the use of surplus cash and maximize returns on investment through the liquidity portfolio.
• Monitor the centralized registry system in order to process all payments to internal staff and invoices to external suppliers in a timely manner and in accordance with WFP standards.
• Contribute to the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of budgets, monitor expenditure and budget forecasts, to ensure that relevant future funding requirements are met.
• Co-ordinate with other teams in order to ensure that all financial and administrative services are being performed efficiently and in line with the needs of the wider team.
• Monitor account balances and process financial transactions in an accurate and timely manner, to avoid the occurrence of an overdraft.
• Monitor and analyze general ledger accounts in order to initiate and achieve corrective actions.
• Compile data from the WFP database and systems in order to assist in generating and analyzing financial reports on a monthly basis.
• Support administration services as required by undertaking activities such as checking the provision of a range of services, including facilities and light vehicle management, travel, protocol related matters, maintaining information, to contribute to the provision of a safe and comfortable working environment.
• Remain on stand-by and follow standard emergency preparedness practices in order to meet immediate emergency requirements for further service on the job and in the field.

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Experience Required:

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• Good Communication Skills: Ability to provide short briefings and communications clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

• Working in a team: Ability to work within a team setting and working well with other team members to realize a collective objective.

• Work under pressure: Ability to multi-task and respond simultaneously and in a timely fashion to demanding job requirements under high pressure environments.

• Knowledge of commonly used Applications: Ability to effectively use commonly used office software applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.)

• Experience: Three (3) or more years of progressively responsible work experience in related functional area.

Education:

• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the related functional area.

• Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English. The ability to effectively communicate in Ukrainian and Russian is an asset.

All employment decisions are made based on organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Female Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Thursday, 08 September 2022