Finance Assistant Job at United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Finance Assistant

Jobs at:
United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE)

Deadline of this Job:
22nd May 2017

Duty Station:
Entebbe, Uganda

Job details:
Job Opening Number: 17-Finance-RSCE-78734-R-Entebbe (M)
Reports to: Service Line Manager
Job Grade: FS5

About RSCE:
The Regional Service Centre Steering Committee is the decision-making body for RSCE, in compliance with General Assembly resolutions, United Nations Secretariat rules and regulations, strategic guidance from United Nations Headquarters and oversight bodies. The Steering Committee consults with the Global Field Support Strategy Implementation Coordination Team, as required.

The Regional Service Centre, as approved by the Member States, is owned, managed and staffed by the regional missions it serves. This framework reinforces the existing missions’ chain of command structures and lines of authority in a manner that does not create an additional layer between Headquarters and the regional missions. It also ensures that staffing for RSC.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Within delegated authority, the Finance Assistant will be responsible for the following duties:
Accounts:
• Perform the monthly and yearly closing procedures in Umoja ERP
• Keenly analyze complex/unusual accounting transactions and difficult claims for travel, invoices and entitlement matters, etc. and make recommendations to the Team Leader or Service Line Manager on appropriate follow-up procedures.
• Keenly review and reconcile all open-item-managed (OIM) accounts and investigate erroneous/invalid entries to take appropriate corrective accounting action.
• Review various vouchers and accounting transactions, e.g., payroll, payment of staff entitlements, final payments, travel claims, vendor invoices, agencies, field missions, etc., to ensure conformity adherence to relevant staff rules, financial regulations and rules, ST/AI issuances or practices.
• Issue of invoice to agencies through Service Delivery Module, and gnertate periodic report to review the agencies/missions balances.
• Offer support in the preparation of the bank reconciliation on a monthly basis.
• Review prior and current budget period commitments for review, recommitment and cancellation of outstanding commitments.
• Respond to queries from staff members and third parties.
Payments:
• Verify that the necessary goods and services have been received in accordance with the contract, agreement, purchase order or other form of undertaking by which they were ordered and that they have been certified by a duly designated certifying officer before vouchers are submitted to approving officers for further review and approval.
• Review and prepare payments to staff and vendors for goods and services, including checking payments for accuracy and correcting any discrepancies.
• Review the computation of staff members regarding their entitlements, including salaries, claims, danger pay, daily subsistence allowance, mission subsistence allowance, voluntary living allowance and any other allowances, and prepare vouchers.
• Offer support in preparing of the year-end reports for the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) on all pension contributions made by locally-recruited staff.
Treasury/Cashier:
• Review incoming payment instructions with regard to banking details and sources of funds.
• Release payments from a House Bank in the Umoja ERP• Prepare and disburse payments/cheques.
• The incumbent will also dispatch payment instructions and cheques to banks.
• Prepare receipts and deposit slips for all incoming funds.
• Notify payees of status of payments.
• Identify and annotate bank account movements and monitors bank balances of the mission’s accounts.
• Assist in cash management, including preparing cash flow forecasts.
• Assist to make sure cash in vault are accounted for on a daily basis.
• Monitor cheque stock and cash receipt vouchers and requests for new stock as required.
• Monitor/review methods used to remit payments.
• In the absence of a Chief Cashier, oversee the daily operation of the Cashier’s Unit including the transmittal of payments.
• Coordinate filing and archiving as required.
Budget:
• Review, analyse and prepare cost estimates and budget proposals, in terms of staff and non-staff requirements, including programmatic aspects.
• Support the managers in the justification of resource requirements for budget submissions; coordinate with other finance and budget staff on related issues during preparation of the budget reports.
• Monitor budget implementation/expenditures and assist with the reallocation of funds as necessary.
• Monitor extra-budgetary resources, including review of agreements and cost plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and rules and established policies and procedures.
• Provide support in the preparation of budget performance submissions and finalization of budget performance reports, analysing variances between approved budgets and actual expenditures.
• Verify accuracy of input data, ensuring consistency of data in previous allotments to new allotments issued.
• Provide inputs into the preparation of allotments and prepare redeployment requests.
General:
• Keep up-to-date on guidelines that have bearing on matters related to programme/peacekeeping budgets, ensuring compliance with United Nations policies and procedures.
• Draft or prepare correspondence to respond to enquiries in respect to financial and budget matters.
• Provide guidance and training (including preparation of training materials) to junior staff with respect to transaction processing and the use of various systems such as Umoja ERP System (SAP).
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor(s).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The ideal candidate for the United Nations Regional Service Centre at Entebbe (RSCE) Finance Assistant job opportunity should hold a high school diploma or equivalent. Technical or vocational certificate in accounting, finance, budget or related fields is required.
• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience within the United Nations system or in the private sector at the national or international level in accounting, budgeting or financial management is required.
• Previous experience in a service centre is desirable.
• Prior experience in a UN Peacekeeping Mission is desirable.
• Languages: Fluency in English (both oral and written) is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.

Personal Competencies:
Professionalism:
• Knowledge of accounting, finance and budget functions and treasury operations.
• Ability to analyse and apply data across the full range of finance, accounting and budget functions.
• Demonstrated use of initiative and ability to make appropriate linkages in work processes and anticipate next steps showing skills and ability to analyse and interpret financial data.
• Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
• Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Teamwork:
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals
• The incumbent solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others
• Places team agenda before personal agenda
• Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position
• Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings
Client Orientation:
• Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view
• Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect
• Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions
• Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems
• Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects
• Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client

NB: The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (Application, interview meeting, processing, or training). The United Nations does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates desiring to serve the United Nations Regional Service Centre at Entebbe (RSCE) in the aforementioned capacity should express their interest by visiting the UN recruitment website and clicking Apply Now.
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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 22nd May 2017
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Posted: 11-05-2017
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-05-2017
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 11-05-2040
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