Recrutement de 01 Finance Associate

Recrutement de 01 Finance Associate
Niveau d'études: Non précisé
Expérience: 6 ans
Expire le: 24-10-2023

World Food Programme
Mogadiscio, Somalia
Opportunités de carrière : Finance Associate, G6 (3 positions) (829886)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

About WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.

Why join WFP Somalia?

In Somalia, the World Food Programme provides food assistance for nutrition, livelihoods, and relief through the hard work of more than 550 employees who contribute towards making Somalia hunger free in close partnership with local partners.

This position is open to qualified national candidates. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

What will you do?

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.
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.
Co-ordinate with other teams in order to ensure that all financial and administrative services are being performed efficiently and in line with the needs of the wider team.
Monitor account balances and process financial transactions in an accurate and timely manner, to avoid the occurrence of an overdraft.
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.
Allocate tasks to other support staff, provide guidance and on-the-job training in management of financial resources (e.g. managing the petty cash/sub-imprest account, review and analyse vendor and balance sheet accounts, etc.), to ensure services are delivered consistently and to the required standards.
Remain on stand-by and follow standard emergency preparedness practices in order to meet immediate emergency requirements for further service on the job and in the field.

Do you meet the minimum requirements?

Education: Completion of secondary school education. Post-secondary training in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or related fields as well as professional accounting certifications like (ACA/CPA/ACCA/CIMA) etc.

Experience: At least six years of relevant work experience in finance and accounting and supervisory skills.

Training and/or experience utilising computers, including word processing, spreadsheet and knowledge of ERP (Enterprise resource planning) systems.
Hands on finance experience in the UN or INGOs is desirable.

Language: Fluency in oral and written communication in English and Somalia is required.

Terms and Conditions:

Initial 1 year contract

Deadline of Applications:

VA close date: 24th October 2023

WFP does not charge any application fees to candidates.

WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment

WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.