Deadline: 31 January 2021
The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Finance Associate in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The duration of this post is 12 months.
World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Finance Associate will perform the following functions:
- 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 internal controls.
- Conduct financial assessment of cooperating partners. Conduct a financial spot checks of jointly implemented projects.
- Perform Micro Financial Assessment of Financial Service Providers and Macro Financial Assessment of the Country financial sector based on WFP criteria.
- Process and monitor advances to cooperating partners.
- 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 centralised 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.
- Monitor and analyse 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 analysing financial reports on a monthly basis.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have:
- Completion of secondary school education.
- University Degree in relevant field is desirable.
- Experience in conducting financial assessment of private and/or non-governmental organizations, financial service providers and country financial sector.
- Experience working with auditors and other third party vendors.
- 4 year’s of progressively responsible support work experience in finance and accounting, including experience in the field of audit, compliance, administrative services or another related field.
- Formal training in Finance and Accounting.
- Knowledge of WFP administrative manuals in the area of finance, budget, human resources, transport, procurement or travel.
- Knowledge of UN system administrative policies, rules, regulations and procedures in the area of administration.
- Good interpersonal skill, sound judgement, ability to extract, interpret, analyse and resolve operational problems.
- Good knowledge and experience in utilising computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and other WFP standard software packages and systems.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision, strong trouble-shooting and communication skills.
- Ability to work hard and effectively in emergency situations and under the pressure.
- Strong organizational skills to keep and implement several tasks as per identified priorities.
- Fluency (level C) in English and Tajik.
- Fluency in Russian is an advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, visit WFP.
