Deadline: 10 May 2016
World Health Organization (WHO) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Finance Assistant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The duration of this post is 2 years.
The Senior Finance Assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day operations related to finance activities.
The primary role of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations’ system.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Finance Assistant will perform the following functions-
- Effective communications skills when liaising with colleagues and with clients.
- Collaboration with colleagues with GFI, GSC, Headquarters (HQs), Regional Offices (ROs), and Country Offices (COs).
- Subject matter expert in the team’s activities and provides guidance to other staff.
- Extracts accounting details from the accounting systems in order to analyze and verify accuracy and validity.
- Analyzes accounting records and produce management reports.
- Act as a backup during Supervisor’s absence.
- Deliver responsive services to customers and stakeholders in alignment with the GSC Service Catalogue. This is achieved through processing requests received in ERP workflow; requests assigned through other Corporate systems; or assigned directly by Supervisors, in accordance with established procedures, to correctly administer and implement the assigned tasks to ensure quality and accuracy are met.
- Follow up closely on the pending tasks to resolve within response times set out in the Service Catalogue.
- Seek advice or guidance from Supervisors as and when necessary.
- Provide advice or guidance to other staff in the team.
- Assist with identification of system issues or enhancements, and in testing fixes and solutions.
- Reconcile General Ledger accounts; and prepare journal vouchers and accounting entries as required.
- Analyze financial records and produce accurate management reports.
- Make recommendations on improvement of work processes.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Completion of secondary school education or its equivalent, complemented by training in accounting or book-keeping.
- A degree in Finance or other training in accounting.
- Financial transaction processing, payroll processing in an international environment, and using integrated financial management and reporting systems.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in administration of which at least 2 years working in the field of accounting, finance or payroll.
- 6 years with a relevant first level University Degree.
- 5 years with a relevant Advanced University Degree.
- Experience in the use of an ERP system such as Oracle.
- Demonstrated skill and proficiency in the use of computers and information technology.
- Expertise in the use of MS Office and Web-based software.
- Expert knowledge of English both written and spoken.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, please visit WHO.
