United Nations Secretariat Finance Assistant Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. United Nations Secretariat Kenya looking for “Finance Assistant”. Applicants with a degree in High School may apply on or before 11th April 2022.
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United Nations Secretariat Finance Assistant Jobs 2022
The United Nations Secretariat has published a job vacancy announcement on 28th March 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Finance Assistant to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Secretariat |
| Position | Finance Assistant |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | 22 |
| Qualification | High School |
| Experience Required | Minimum Five years |
| Application Deadline | 11th April 2022 |
United Nations Secretariat Job Vacancy 2022
Job Responsibilities: Within delegated authority, the Finance Assistant will carry out the following duties:
- Supports financial analysis and oversight for all resources managed by the O/SESG-GL and the provision of high-quality technical financial advice to the Programme Coordinator and other Senior Management Members;
- Supports the planning, expenditure tracking of financial resources in accordance with United Nations rules and regulations, policies and procedures, donor agreements following best practices in financial management;
- Supports the maintenance of robust internal financial management controls over all financial processes;
- Maintains adequate financial management arrangements, including reviews and reconciliations, to support the deployment of grant resources in an economic, efficient and effective manner to achieve the desired objectives, ensuring expenditures incurred are reasonable and allowable against budgetary allocations and that inappropriate payments and non-compliant expenditures are prevented;
- Ensures an efficient financial flow process is implemented and amended to reflect programme financial management requirements, which are guided by risk assessments;
- Supports the maintenance of a reporting system for internal and external needs, including contractors, service providers, and technical assistance providers;
- Prepares cost estimates for different activities according to the needs of programme management;
- Supports the development, tracking and reporting of key financial performance indicators to Senior Management; and
- Supports the development and maintenance of a document management system for OSESG-GL Nairobi, ncluding contractors, service providers, and technical assistance providers records.
Position in Organization:
- Posting Title: FINANCE ASSISTANT, G5 (Temporary Job Opening)
- Job Code Title: FINANCE ASSISTANT
- Department/Office: Office Of The Special Envoy Of The Secretary-General On The Great Lakes Region
- Duty Station: NAIROBI
- Posting Period: 28 March 2022 – 11 April 2022
- Job Opening Number: 22-Finance-SESG-177768-J-Nairobi (X)
- Staffing Exercise: N/A
Qualification:
- High school diploma or recognized equivalent is required. An additional qualification in finance, accounting or audit is desirable.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years progressively responsible professional experience in programme
- or project administration, accounting, finance, budget and general administration is required.
- Experience in the administration of a broad range Financial Management Rules, Regulations,
- Policies, Practices and Procedures is required.
- Working experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system such as Oracle or
- SAP is required.
- Experience working with Trust Funds or donor funding is desirable.
- Experience with data analysis and reconciliations is desirable.
- Experience in an international organization such as the United Nations is desirable.
- Knowledge of UN financial rules and regulations, procedures, and oversight of internal operations is desirable.
- Experience with client relationship in international organizations, national governments and civil society is desirable.
How to Apply United Nations Secretariat Finance Assistant Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=177768
The Closing Date: 11th April 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.un.org |
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