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- Posting Title: FINANCE OFFICER, FS6
- Job Code Title: FINANCE OFFICER
- Department/Office: International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
- Duty Station: ARUSHA
- Posting Period: 11 July 2023 – 09 August 2023
- Job Opening Number: 23-Finance-RMT-213604-R-Arusha (R)
- Staffing Exercise N/A
- United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
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Org. Setting and Reporting This position is located in the Administrative Section of the Registry of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) (Arusha Branch), the incumbent will work under the supervision of the Chief of Finance. Nafasi za kazi UN 2023
Duties and Responsibilities
Within delegated authority, the Finance Officer will carry out the following duties, Accounts Review and verify the closing of monthly accounts and preparation of financial statements for submission to Headquarters. Verify the data reported in the financial statements. Scrutinize source documents for completeness, accuracy, and validity of charges. Review and approve various vouchers and accounting transactions, e.g., payroll, payment of staff entitlements, final payments, travel claims, vendor invoices, agencies, field missions, etc., to ensure adherence to relevant staff rules, financial regulations and rules, guidelines, or practices. Maintain internal control procedures.
Investigate erroneous charges and take appropriate corrective accounting actions. Review and reconcile suspense accounts and ensure proper clearance procedures have been followed. Review and verify bank reconciliations on a monthly basis. Examine details of income, expenditure, assets, and liability from accounting system in order to analyze and verify accuracy and validity. Examine the validity of requests for increases in petty cash levels; approve disbursement vouchers to replenish petty cash accounts. Serve as Approving Officer for the Finance Section. Supervise other General Service or Field Service staff as required. Respond to queries from staff members and third parties.
General Keep up to date on documents/reports/guidelines that have a bearing on matters related to programme, ensuring compliance with intergovernmental recommendations and decisions as well as with United Nations policies and procedures. Provide guidance and training (including preparation of training materials) to junior staff with respect to transaction processing and the use of Umoja. Draft/verify memoranda and/or cables relevant to financial and budget matters to various offices, departments, and missions. Perform other related duties, as assigned.
Competencies Professionalism: Knowledge in the use and application of the Organization’s financial regulations and rules as well as accounting policies and practices. Knowledge, skills and ability to extract, interpret, analyse and apply data across the full range of finance, accounting, treasury 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. Ability to plan and achieve the unit’s operations and objectives.
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.
Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date. No Fee 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.Nafasi za kazi UN 2023
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