Finance Associate

Description and Requirement

Functional Responsibilities

1. Budget preparation/management

• Support in preparation of the programme budget and support the Finance Senior Officer in the preparation of the extension/ annual budget and maintenance of the OneUNOPS budget.
• Monitoring the budget and the delivery situation in the OneUNOPS system and making necessary adjustments in time.
• Ensure to keep up to date with guidelines and procedures for the purpose of complying, streamlining and/or strengthening of existing financial and budgetary procedures.
• Ensure full control over the budget and sharing of information relevant for budget management related to Project across the team in closed and constant communication and collaboration with the team;

• Assist in organizing and oversight of cash management processes, accounting and reconciliation of all transactions in a timely manner.
• Assist in the review of cash position to ensure sufficient funds on hand for disbursements and preparation of monthly cash forecast.
• Assist Finance Senior Officer in Managing  the fund flow in close collaboration with the Programme and Contracts teams, for the Senior Programme Manager’s review and submission to donors as required.
• Monitor/Track payment received from donor contributions and income recognition in oneUNOPS System.

• Support quality control of the project accounts by performing constant  review, analysis and reconciliation of accounts.
• Investigation of discrepancies and initiation, take the necessary corrective action in a timely manner.
• Ensure that Requests for Payments are reviewed and verified in a timely manner to ensure that all requests are supported with complete documents as mentioned in respective Standard Operating Procedures and in compliance with donor/ client’s requirements, UNOPS corporate policies and guidelines.
• Support in Receipt Accrual, Local Currency Clean-up  for LAMP to ensure the  balances are correct.
• Review and analyze financial data and assist in the preparation of financial reports

Requirements

Education/Experience/Language requirements

a. Education

• Completion of secondary education diploma or equivalent is required.
• A University degree preferably in finance, accounting, business administration or related area would be an advantage and may be considered as a substitute for 4 years of qualifying work experience.

• Minimum 6 years of progressively responsible finance experience with a national or international organization in providing financial management services, etc.
• Strong knowledge of general accounting principles and best practices required.
• Prior experience with international organizations in financial management will be preferred.
• Good knowledge of international and/or UN/UNOPS financial regulations and rules and accounting practices would be an asset.
• Previous successful involvement in a similar position with the UN system would be an asset.
• Previous working experience with UNOPS ERP system would be an asset.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access) is required. Experience with Google Suite is highly preferred.

• Fluency in oral and written in Myanmar is required.
• Fluency in oral and written in English is required.